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DISCOMs should be considered the unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure power supply to health care and enable millions of people to work from home. Even with the steep fall in billing and a disruption to their cash flow, the Indian DISCOMs did not compromise on the supply of power to the end-users. The increasing unpaid dues from consumers aggravated the financial challenges of DISCOMs and interrupted the payments to power generators up the supply chain.

India’s journey towards becoming a robust economy is largely dependent on the growth of its industrial sector, with cement being the most produced commodity in it. In India, the major cement consuming sectors include: housing and real estate (65%), infrastructure (25%), and commercial and industrial development (10%).

The Union Budget 2021-22, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February 2021, is a consolidation of taxation process revisions, modified industry specific policies and provisions, and schemes and interventions to strengthen sectors like agriculture, health, and education.

An overall decline of 60% in the population sizes of vertebrate species

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) has significantly increased globally over the past decade, and it is expected to grow considerably in the next five years. As per the ARK Investment Management LLC 2020 forecast, EV sales will reach 37 million units by 2024. This rise in the number of EVs globally is primarily attributed to reduced battery cost and government support through favourable policies. 

Reshaping Consumer Knowledge on Environmental Performance of Vehicle World Health Organisation (WHO) deems clean air as a human right, but in India many people don’t have access to clean air due to severe air pollution.

Electric Vehicles (EV) is good news for DISCOMs The increasing energy demand across the globe, coupled with the growing concerns of carbon emissions from the transport sector, has paved way for developing alternative energy options for mobility.

Electrification of public bus fleets is a key priority for many cities around the world to tackle air pollution. To give a push to clean mobility in public transportation, the Government of India (GoI), through the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI), sanctioned 5,595 electric buses to 64 cities/state govt.

India is a country that loves traveling on two-wheelers and three-wheelers. The electrification of transportation in India is not just a story limited to electric cars in the cities, it’s much more. Undoubtedly, electric two-wheelers(e-2W) and three-wheelers (e-3W) have a massive role in taking electric mobility to every nook and corner.

Public charging infrastructure is a key enabler for electric vehicle adoption. To create a competitive, scalable market for setting up public EV charging facilities in India, the Ministry of Power has delicensed EV charging infrastructure.