FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

'The hard work starts now'

In spite of the glowing headlines after Barack Obama's visit, there's little indication of forward movement in the Indo-US defence relations, says Ajai Shukla There was diplomatic hyperbole in US......

Incentives for hybrid, electric cars

The government on Monday proposed to set up a National Mission for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles to encourage manufacturing and selling of alternative fuel-based vehicles.The Budget for 2011-12 also......

Several new players set to enter India's electric vehicle market

A series of flip-flop on policies and a non-existent charging infrastructure are the biggest challenge in achieving the target of selling 6-7 million hybrid and electric vehicles by 2020. The......

The man who gave India's first electric car

Chetan Maini, the man who gave India its first electric car a decade ago, is a lot happier these days. Within a year of the Mahindra group acquiring Reva Electric Car Company, his......

TVS to re-launch electric scooters

Chennai-based two-wheeler maker TVS Motor Company said on Friday it would re-enter the Indian electric scooter market with some existing and new models in the next fiscal. The company is currently......