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‘India’s roadmap to EVs: Through the lens of 3 state policies’
by Saon Ray, Vasundhara Thakur and Samiha Singh In this blog we present findings from a paper that traces the evolution of India’s industrial policy, focusing on the policy towards the electric vehicle industry. India’s steady transition towards electric vehicles is being fuelled by government policies both at the central and state level. While […]
Read more >Solar cell, module duty hike seems badly timed
Article in The Hindu Business Line on 7th July:
Read more >EV Value Chain Needs To Harness Industrial, Investment Policy Linkages
By Saon Ray, Vasundhara Thakur and Samiha Singh. Mobility Outlook Commentary, 9th June 2022. In this article, we discuss how in addition to the Centre, several states have rolled out EV policies to increase the domestic manufacturing of the EV supply chain and catalyse a robust and self-reliant EV ecosystem in India. Link: […]
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Powering up electric vehicle adoption in India
by Saon Ray, Vasundhara Thakur, and Samiha Singh The Union Budget 2022-23 made several announcements regarding electric vehicles. In her Union Budget 2022-23 address, the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, underlined the government’s initiatives for fostering the Indian charging infrastructure ecosystem. A key highlight was the announcement of a battery swapping […]
Read more >Financial Inclusion and Carbon Emissions Linkage in India
Saon Ray and Vasundhara Thakur As the exigency of addressing climate change challenges grows, many countries are looking to reduce emissions and transition to net zero. At COP26 in Glasgow, India announced that it will achieve net zero emissions by 2070. This raises two key questions: What are the likely pathways for achieving this […]
Read more >Commerce and connectivity for enhancing trade in the Indo-Pacific
Countries in the Indo-Pacific region would have to enhance regional integration and align their policies in order to propel economic revival in the post-pandemic era Commerce and connectivity for enhancing trade in the Indo-Pacific
Read more >China already has an uncomfortable lead in securing rare earth minerals. India has to up its energy game
This article quotes me: Regarding the REEs, Saon Ray, Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), says Indian policymakers are aware of the importance of this issue. Three PSUs have set up a joint venture to mine for lithium and cobalt overseas. In her view, India has been proactive in securing lithium. […]
Read more >India’s Vision for Indo-Pacific Trade
https://www.nbr.org/publication/indias-vision-for-indo-pacific-trade/
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