EVs will cost the same as ICE vehicles: Nitin Gadkari

Within 2 years, the cost of petrol and diesel vehicles will be the same as that of an Electric Vehicle (EV), said Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari while addressing the 64th ACMA annual session. Minister also said that he doesn’t have a problem with the Finance Minister giving subsidies on EVs after earlier suggesting that subsidies

India will find it difficult to slash fossil fuel imports: Gadkari

India, an oil guzzler with a massive fossil fuel market, will find it difficult to cut crude imports by 25 per cent, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said at BloombergNEF summit. India imported 87.7 per cent of its crude oil in 2023-24. Gadkari further said that India no longer needed subsidies on

Hardeep Singh Puri urges Gadkari to promote E100-compatible vehicles

At the inaugural session of the India Bio-Energy & Tech Expo 2024 (IBETE), Hardeep Singh Puri, the Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, presented a detailed account of India’s progress in the bioenergy sector and its critical role in the country’s energy transformation. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said that the

Ready to mass produce flex fuel vehicles

Two wheeler makers have assured Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari they are prepared to mass produce flex fuel vehicles and will showcase models at the next Auto Expo in January 2025. Representatives of Hero Moto, Honda Motor, TVS Motor and Bajaj Auto have reportedly told Minister Gadkari they are ready to start production of flex fuel two-wheelers, and have also sought

Aviation industry to use 20% biofuels made from stubble: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced in the Rajya Sabha that India’s aviation industry is set to adopt 20% bio-aviation fuel within the next five years. Gadkari explained that this initiative will start with stubble (parali) as a key raw material, with farmers receiving Rs 2,500 per ton for their contributions. Gadkari also discussed the use

Hydrogen fuel of future: Gadkari

Hailing hydrogen as the “fuel of the future”, Union minister Nitin Gadkari asserted that vehicles in the country would run on green fuels in the coming years. Addressing an election rally in support of BJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh in Begusarai, Gadkari said, “India imports fossil fuel every year… soon, our farmers will

Delhi, Gurugram to get skybuses to reduce pollution: Gadkari

Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said that they are planning to launch skybuses on select stretches of Delhi and Haryana to reduce traffic and pollution. The minister said that climate agenda is the highest priority for the government as economic growth with pollution is not a good strategy. Skybuses will be introduced