Introduction of electric vehicles is a major gamechanger for the Indian economy. However, Shrabana Mukherjee believes it could lead to job losses in the internal combustion engine manufacturing units (mostly forging, casting and stamping units).

Mahindra Truck and Bus Division (MTBD), a part of the Mahindra Group, launched a book titled, ‘Have a Safe Journey’, the world’s first collection of short stories that focus on the topic of road safety. This book launch is part of the ambitious road safety program with the hashtag #HaveaSafeJourney (#HASJ), initiated in 2016 between MTBD, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) and Natural Habitat Preservation (NHP) Centre.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s statement to not allow driverless car in India to protect the jobs of drivers has evoked mixed reaction. There are multiple perspectives to this debate ranging from human aspect (job loss) to technical (ie, adoption new technology) to preparedness of the India to embrace such state of the art technology.

India will not allow driverless cars to ply on its roads, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari said. The minister added that focus of the government is to create more jobs to arrest unemployment.

"India’s logistics sector would gain the most from the goods and services tax as costs would fall by almost 20 per cent," road transport and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari said .

With an eye on promoting eco-friendly transport, the government will be ready with its electric vehicle policy by December. Nagpur today earned the distinction of becoming the country’s first city with electric fleet of 200 electric vehicles, including taxis, buses, e-rickshaw and autos. “Promoting electric vehicles is our priority.

Nagpur earned the distinction of becoming the country’s first city with electric fleet of 200 electric vehicles, including taxis, buses, e-rickshaw and autos. “Promoting electric vehicles is our priority. We want electric buses, autorickshaws and other vehicles to ply in the country. We are engaged in initial talks with SoftBank for loans at low interest rate for a green project.

Ola and Mahindra have partnered with the Government of India in a first-of- its-kind programme to build an electric mass mobility ecosystem in Nagpur which will bring about a transformational change in the automotive and transportation landscape in the country.

Aimed at promoting eco-friendly vehicles, the government will be ready with its electric vehicle policy by December, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said.