Tushar Katiyar The Backbone of India’s Economy India’s trucking and logistics sector is a critical enabler of economic growth, contributing around five per cent of national GDP and supporting trade, manufacturing, and consumption across the...
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Vrinda Gupta & Srinivas Ethiraj The recently concluded India-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) marks a decisive moment for India’s textile and apparel sector. With zero-duty access across all textile and apparel lines, Indian...
MoreElectric vs Diesel Trucks in India: What Real-World Operational Data Reveals
Jaideep Saraswat, Tushar Katiyar The trucking sector plays an integral role in supporting global economic activity, driven by population growth, urbanisation, infrastructure development, and expanding trade. So, decarbonising the trucking sector...
MoreElectroluminescence (EL) Testing: Ensuring Reliable Solar Modules in India
Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall Introduction India’s renewable energy journey has accelerated rapidly over the past decade, elevating the nation from a modest solar capacity of 3.74 GW in 2014 to an impressive 123 GW by August 2025. With 18.6 GW...
MoreAI and the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability
Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall Artificial Intelligence (AI) has existed for decades, but two landmark events in the past decade have redefined its trajectory. The first was Google’s 2017 research paper ‘Attention is all you need,’ which introduced...
MoreWhy Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is the Missing Puzzle India Must Solve Now
Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall India is seeing a sharp and sustained rise in electricity demand. Peak demand has grown from 156GW in 2015-16 to 249 GW in 2024-25, a 1.6x increase in less than a decade. Electricity consumptionhas mirrored this...
MoreRetrofitting Existing Vehicles is a Key Climate Solution
Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall India stands at a critical juncture in its mobility transition. With an ambitious target of 30% electric vehicle sales by 2030 and current EV penetration at 8.4%, the country is making significant strides toward...
MoreDriving Electric, Insuring Smart: A Guide to Effective EV Insurance
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MoreMore Models, More Momentum: How Choice is Driving India’s Electric Car Revolution
Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall The electric vehicle (EV) market in India has undergone a transformative leap in the past couple of years, redefining how mobility is perceived. EV penetration in 2025 has already touched 7.8%, up from 5.6% just two...
MoreIndia’s Coal Conundrum: Balancing Rising Power Demand with Clean Energy Goals
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MoreDon’t Let Just Transitions Be a Tell-Tale
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MoreDecarbonising the trucking sector: How VIPV can accelerate India’s zero emission truck revolution
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