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EV Progress and Challenges in India

EVs: Imperative for India Electric vehicles have emerged as a promising agent of change to achieve net-zero targets. The rate of growth in India is encouraging, with a rise in the 2-W adoption rate of 5.97% in 2024-25, the country is ready for raid expansion and high EV adoption, further to 30% by 2030 (national target). as per S&P Global Mobility report India's passenger EV production has significant increase of more than 20% to about 125,500 units. The Government of India's schemes, such as FAME-1 and FAME-II, Production Linked Incentives (PLI) ,  are encouraging industries  to make indigenous EV parts and advanced tech and bringing in more investment. Moreover,  in March 2024, they made a pretty significant move by dropping import taxes on pricier EVs if the companies agree to invest in local manufacturing. The recent Budget 2025 also incentivises companies manufacturing batteries in the country. All these efforts seem to be setting the stage for a big jump in EV s...
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India’s Path to Climate-Neutrality: A Government-Driven Success

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 Energy is the driver of the global economy. Looking at the severe impacts of fossil fuel on both the environment and human health, global leaders have commitments towards shifting to Renewable energy (RE) based solutions. India, despite being home to 17% of the world's population, has contributed minimally to global warming. From the pre-industrial era to 2019, India's cumulative CO2 emissions account for less than 4% of the global total. Also, India's per capita emissions are only about 1/3 of the global average. India's long-term low-carbon development strategy is rooted in principles of equity and climate justice, adhering to the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (PIB, August 3, 2023). The country has consistently demonstrated its commitment to climate action. At the 2015-Paris Climate Agreement (COP21), with its goal of limiting global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, India p...
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