Government asks automakers to take greater responsibility for charging infrastructure and R&D; identifies 60 priority highway corridors for electrification
Partnership will cover technology assessment, development, transfer and commercialisation; companies have not disclosed the technologies, investment or implementation timeline
Study says electrification would generate large savings even if batteries remain imported, but the highest gains depend on rapid EV adoption and domestic cell manufacturing
Relief to OIL is procedural and does not amount to clearance for the project; PSU disputes Centre’s decision to treat extended-reach drilling as mining near a protected area
