Piyush Goyal – India is self-sufficient in terms of manufacturing equipment for hydro power plants. – States to accept more RE more banking, waiver of InSTS and more hybrid plants. – Railways will be electrified in next 3 and half years. – In next 9 years, railways will be powered 100% through clean energy. – […]
Govt preparing scheme to provide solar charkha to 10 lakh women: Nitin Gadkari
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India]: Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that his ministry is preparing a scheme to provide ‘solar charkha’ to 10 lakh women. “We are making a scheme to provide 10 lakh women with solar charkha. Women can work on it for four hours per day and […]
Solar sector has huge potential to benefit energy extensive sectors – Shri Nitin Gadkari
Adopt innovative and economically viable business models which can help all the sectors: Shri Nitin Gadkari to Solar Industry representatives Union Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari today held meeting via video conferencing with the members of Maha Solar Sangathan to understand the opportunities in the solar energy sector. The […]
Nitin Gadkari invites players for electric lane of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
The minister said the government is ready to provide policy support to serious investors and also appealed them to come forward in the field of alternative fuel including bio-CNG and electric vehicle NEW DELHI : Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday urged industry players to join hands with the government for the proposed electric lane […]
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Talks About The Future Of Electric Vehicles
Talking about the future of electric cars, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that per km cost of an electric vehicle is Re 1 whereas that of petrol is Rs 7 Talking about the future of electric cars in India, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that per kilometer cost of an electric vehicle […]
100% Confident: In Nitin Gadkari’s Push for Electric Vehicle Adoption, a Promise of Crores of Jobs
The ruling BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was re-elected in May with a strong mandate, is adamant that the future of India’s auto industry is electric, and it is steadily sweetening incentives to produce and buy electric vehicles. Touting India’s huge potential in taking the lead in electric mobility, road transport and highways […]
Plan to bring rooftop solar scheme with KfW, says Nitin Gadkari
NEW DELHI : The government is working with German financing institution KfW to bring a rooftop solar scheme that will bring down the cost of the power generated to Rs 2.5 per unit, Union minister of micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) Nitin Gadkari said. Gadkari said the government is working to bring down the […]
India should not miss the bus for local manufacturing of EVs: Nitin Gadkari
In June, a committee headed by NITI Aayog chief Amitabh Kant laid out a roadmap for the smooth roll-out of electric vehicles in a phased manner, as well as the setting up of battery manufacturing factories to bring down the costs of EVs. NEW DELHI: India’s bid to electrify its fleet is progressing swiftly and […]
Lower toll for EVs on the cards to push green mobility
The new toll policy may consider exempting e-cars from toll, or provide up to 50% discount on such tolls. NEW DELHI: India is weighing the option of concessional toll rates for electric vehicles as it looks to incentivise adoption of clean mobility solutions, a move may that may be reflected in the revamped toll policy […]
All buses in India to be electric in next two years, says Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has time and again stressed on the significance of EVs and lent his support to India’s auto industry which at present is reeling under its worst slowdown in two decades. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Monday said that all buses in the […]