Trial by ‘fire’: A wake-up call for India’s electric vehicle strategy

India’s plan to have electric scooters and bikes comprise 80% of its 2-wheeler market has hit a snag due to e-bikes bikes catching fire&…

India is ripe for the sodium-ion battery revolution; here is why

The diversification of battery technology is necessary for the rapidly growing Indian energy storage market; SIBs can lead to this diversification

Battery recycling rules need to be revamped to make process more efficient and economic

Battery Waste Rules, 2022, only ensure that retired batteries reach recyclers

India’s decision to allow private players to mine lithium, other critical minerals step towards self-reliance in clean energy

Six minerals have been removed from the country’s atomic minerals lists

Run-up to World EV Day: India needs innovation in cell chemistry to leapfrog in the battery race

Indian government doesn’t have a national programme to fund research & development into latest battery technologies 

From Petro to Electro: How prepared is India to ride the energy transition wave?

An electro-economy is an inevitable reality. The quicker India prepares for this change, the bigger will be the economic spin off, along with low …

Are Lithium-ion batteries too pricey for India’s renewable market?

Currently, it is the more exorbitant option and there are reasons to question economic sense of using Li-ion technology

Budget 2023-24: Customs duty waived for machinery required to manufacture lithium-ion cells for batteries

Battery Energy Storage Systems with a capacity of 4,000 MWH will be supported with Viability Gap Funding, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

Niti Aayog’s battery swapping policy provides direction, but lacks a constructive roadmap

But, in time, there can be further amendments. With the suggested level playing field and options for setting up an interoperable EV ecosystem …

Bidding adieu to John Goodenough, the untiring inventor who co-created the modern lithium-ion battery

In 2019, Goodenough and two other scientists received the Nobel Prize for their work on lithium-ion batteries

How a lithium deal between two companies in France & UK is an opportunity for India's EV sector

India, now a part of MSP, can push for a trilateral pact with these countries for a steady supply of lithium 

Battery recycling is essential for India’s critical minerals security

India needs benchmarked practice of collection, segregation, testing for second-use potential, disassembly & recycling to make most of spent …

Clean energy: India should deepen its global partnerships on critical minerals

COVID-19, coupled with Russia’s war on Ukraine, disrupted the supply chains of critical minerals; global partnerships are the way out

‘Green’ steel, cement for clean energy? Not yet there, says IEA; here’s why

In order to achieve net zero emission target, battery manufacturing capacity for electronic vehicles has to multiply by six times the present …

Too early to celebrate lithium discovery in Jammu and Kashmir

The resource in Jammu is only inferred, which is the lowest in the conviction for the estimation of a mineral deposit  

Rechargeable batteries: UNCTAD report warns of raw material uncertainties

A few countries control reserves of key inputs like cobalt, manganese, lithium, graphite

Auto Expo 2012 makes a green statement