National Hydrogen Mission draft likely in the next two months: MNRE

In the Union Budger speech last week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had spoken about the plan, but had not specified any details. MUMBAI: A National Hydrogen Mission is in the works and a draft is expected in the next two months, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said on Tuesday. MNRE secretary Indu… Continue reading National Hydrogen Mission draft likely in the next two months: MNRE

Tencent hit with fresh anti-monolopy complaint, this time from GM China venture

PATEO offers voice recognition features and other mobile applications that rely on Tencent’s all-in-one WeChat app. Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd has become the target of a fresh anti-monopoly complaint to regulators, this time from a supplier of smart vehicle technology and a General Motors Co China venture. The supplier, Shanghai PATEO, in a… Continue reading Tencent hit with fresh anti-monolopy complaint, this time from GM China venture

Both sides showed interest on resuming FTA negotiations: European Union after trade talks with India

New Delhi: The European Union has said its first high-level dialogue on trade with India saw interest by both sides in resuming negotiations for an ambitious, comprehensive and mutually beneficial trade and investment pact once their respective approaches and positions are “close enough”. It said the two sides had “open and constructive” exchanges on a… Continue reading Both sides showed interest on resuming FTA negotiations: European Union after trade talks with India

NHAI inks MoU with 200 technical institutes

New Delhi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has inked initial pacts with 200 technical institutes to encourage them for voluntary adoption of highway stretches for research etc, Parliament was informed on Monday. Out of over 250 such institutes that have consented to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), 200 have become signatories. “NHAI has introduced… Continue reading NHAI inks MoU with 200 technical institutes

Hindustan Zinc signs pact with Epiroc to deploy EVs for underground mining works

The move is said to help HZL explore the possibility of introducing battery-operated vehicles in underground mines which will help reduce carbon emissions, enabling the mine operations to become more environmentally friendly. Mumbai: Hindustan Zinc signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sweden’s mining and infrastructure equipment maker Epiroc for supplying battery electric vehicle (BEV) for… Continue reading Hindustan Zinc signs pact with Epiroc to deploy EVs for underground mining works

91 lakh guarantees issued till Jan 25 under ECLG scheme: Gadkari

New Delhi: MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee (ECLG) Scheme, around 91 lakh guarantees have been issued till January 25 this year. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, he said during the current financial year (April-December), a total number of 31,923 units were setup under the… Continue reading 91 lakh guarantees issued till Jan 25 under ECLG scheme: Gadkari

M&M shares hit upper circuit on Q3 show; analyst see up to 35% upside

Following the earnings report, the stock hit the 10 per cent upper circuit on Monday. It was trading at Rs 931.65, up nearly 8 per cent, as investors lined up to buy the stock. NEW DELHI: An all-round performance by Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) during the December quarter resulted in analysts raising their target prices… Continue reading M&M shares hit upper circuit on Q3 show; analyst see up to 35% upside

Chinese EV startup Byton explores listing via SPAC deal: Sources

Byton was launched in 2017 by Future Mobility Corp, a company co-founded by former BMW and Nissan Motor executives. SHANGHAI: Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Byton, backed by Apple assembler Foxconn, is in talks to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Byton, whose… Continue reading Chinese EV startup Byton explores listing via SPAC deal: Sources

Amazon eyes global ride aboard Mahindra Electric’s Treo Zor EV

Mumbai/Bengaluru:Amazon.com Inc., through its logistic partners is reportedly in talks with Mahindra Electric to source electric three-wheelers for some of its global operations. Mahindra Electric has delivered a few test mules of its Treo Zor electric three-wheeler to the e-commerce behemoth’s logistics partners in Japan and Vietnam, a person aware of the development said. Mahindra… Continue reading Amazon eyes global ride aboard Mahindra Electric’s Treo Zor EV

Geotagging of warehouses in works for location tracking

NEW DELHI: The government is working on geotagging all warehouses, cold storages and refrigerated vans in the country for real-time tracking of the location and status of space availability. The data will be captured in a mobile app, which can be used by the government as well as farmers to locate the nearest warehouses and… Continue reading Geotagging of warehouses in works for location tracking