Electric vehicle (EV) sales in India are growing faster than the industry's ability to produce and deliver them, leading to supply shortages at dealerships during the peak festival season. This surge in demand is attributed to rising conventional fuel prices, making EVs a more attractive option for cost-conscious buyers.
Shriram Finance, a leading Indian NBFC, is aggressively expanding its gold loan and electric vehicle (EV) financing segments, targeting a Rs 20,000 crore gold loan portfolio within two years and expecting significant growth in EV disbursements.
The main culprit behind this cost escalation are rising prices of sugar and milk that go into making the sweets.
Sivakasi, India's fireworks capital, is eyeing global markets as green crackers, rising demand and interest from overseas buyers offer a chance to challenge China's dominance.
'The larger lesson for India Inc is that promoter oversight and professional management are not inherently contradictory. The difficulty arises when the boundaries between the two are unclear.'
The proposal caught auto makers by surprise.
India remains one of the Hyundai Motor group's most important and strategic markets globally. The initiative positions India as a strategic core market for the group's growth, emerging market expansion, and next-generation automotive innovation.
A year after GST rates were rationalised, retail growth in automobiles has sustained beyond the initial festival surge, led by two-wheelers and passenger vehicles (PVs), with the Fada data showing rural markets emerging as a key driver of the post-GST demand recovery.
Assembly by-elections in Madurantakam and Dharapuram will offer an early measure of the TVK's electoral strength and put the dynamics of its new alliance in focus.
"When Royal Enfield turned 100, we were struggling for survival"
The Indian government's proposal to extend the operating life of certain battery-electric, CNG, and hydrogen vehicles under national permits by five years could significantly improve their total cost of ownership (TCO) and residual values, according to industry experts.
Southern chief ministers fear population stabilisation could reduce their parliamentary representation and tax devolution benefits.
This might lead to a further outburst, flooding downstream if left unchecked.
The all-new, globally first YZF-R2 is priced from Rs 2,30,500 (ex-showroom, Delhi).
'Indian private sector hospitals provide quality healthcare at a fraction of the global cost.'
The Hyderabad AI factory is being designed to run some of the world's largest and most sophisticated AI models, including trillion-parameter models and next-generation agentic AI applications.
'If investors are trusting a new establishment in Tamil Nadu, it speaks a lot of the state's investment climate.'
Mumbai-based TCR Engineering Services has become the first independent company in India to receive Nadcap accreditation for materials testing at its Navi Mumbai and Vadodara laboratories, a crucial step for Indian suppliers to enter the global aerospace supply chain.
India's electric two-wheeler market has seen record penetration, exceeding 11.2 per cent, driven by crude oil price fluctuations. This surge has led to an unexpected crisis for Indian OEMs, with unfulfilled customer demand reaching 20-30 per cent and average waiting periods exceeding four weeks, a situation expected to intensify during the upcoming festival season.
'ISRO will not manufacture any launch vehicles. That will all be done by the private sector or public sector undertakings.'
