The policy is under discussion with the ministry of railways, said Amitabh Kant, Niti Aayog’s chief executive officer. The Niti Aayog has prepared a draft policy for the Indian Railways to set up electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at railway stations across the country, in a bid to promote the use of such vehicles. The […]
NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Dr Rajiv Kumar, CEO Amitabh Kant, Special Secretary Dr K Rajeswara Rao, and CSE Director General Sunita Narain jointly release the report Report documents best practices in 28 cities from 15 states – from Leh in Ladakh to Alappuzha in Kerala, from Indore in Madhya Pradesh to Dhenkanal in Odisha, and […]
Many governments and leading real estate developers are taking measures to ensure at least upcoming residential complexes have adequate vehicle charging facilities as EV adoption picks up across the country. Leading real estate developers including Hirandani Group, DLF and K Raheja Corp have started including EV charging in their new complexes. When Roshan John, a […]
Niti Aayog on Thursday released a handbook to help state governments and local bodies in framing policies for setting up charging networks for electric vehicles. According to an official statement, the objective is to enhance charging infrastructure and facilitate a rapid transition to electric mobility in the country. ‘The Handbook for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure […]
The transition to electric mobility is a global strategy in the fight against climate change, on which India has expressed ambitious aspirations. To enhance the necessary infrastructure to facilitate a rapid transition to electric mobility in the country, the NITI Aayog on Thursday released a handbook to help state governments and local bodies to frame […]
As many as 87,659 electric vehicles and 6,265 electric buses have been incentivised under the second phase of FAME India, the country’s flagship scheme for faster adoption of electric vehicles till now, the government has told Parliament. The government has spent upto Rs 871 crore till June-end on its flagship national scheme to supercharge the […]
A report on “Renewables Integration in India 2021” was jointly launched by Dr. Rakesh Sarwal, Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog & Mr. Keisuke Sadamori, Director of Energy Markets and Security, IEA on 22nd July, 2021. The report is based on the outcome of three states workshops held with the Governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat to […]
According to a recent report, India’s electric vehicle financing industry is projected to be worth Rs 3.7 lakh crore in 2030. The government is planning to set up an institution to fund businesses with a focus on electric vehicles as well as facilitate new financial instruments for lending to the public transportation and commercial vehicle […]