On May 15, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) extended the bid submission deadline for its global tender under the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPM Scheme), citing demand from multiple stakeholders for additional time. The revised timeline is as follows: government re

On May 12, the Union Minister for Heavy Industries announced that proposals worth INR 5.04 billion have been approved for the installation of 4,874 EV chargers across various states and Central Public Sector Enterprises under the PM E-Drive scheme.
Karnataka received the largest single-state announcement, with 1,243

On May 10, the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) awarded Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited the first-ever Worldwide Harmonized Light Duty Test Procedure (WLTP) compliance certificate in India under AIS:175, for its vehicle model Lexus LM 350h and its variants.
WLTP compliance under AIS:175 will be

On May 5, 2026, the Union Cabinet approved two new semiconductor manufacturing projects under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), taking the total approved ISM projects to 12 with cumulative investments of approximately INR 1,640 billion. The two new Gujarat-based projects carry a combined investment of INR 39.36

On April 30, 2026, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a consultation paper on the regulatory framework for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication. The paper follows a MoRTH Task Force Part-1 report submitted in May 2025, after which DoT gave in-principal approval to adopt Cellular V2X (C-V2X

On April 27, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) published a draft notification, proposing amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989. The draft is open for public comments for 30 days from the date of Gazette publication. The key proposed amendments include the following:
·       Exp

On April 29, the Ministry of Heavy Industries amended the Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) for N2 and N3 category e-Trucks under the PM E-DRIVE scheme. The amendment introduces stricter domestic manufacturing requirements for three key components, i.e., Battery Management System (BMS), DC-DC Converter, and Vehicl

On April 27, India and New Zealand signed a Free Trade Agreement, concluded in a record 9 months from the announcement of negotiations on March 16, 2025. The FTA eliminates pre-FTA peak tariffs of up to 10% on Indian engineering goods and auto components exported to New Zealand, providing zero-duty market access acro

On April 19, the Ministry of Electronics and IT announced that the foundation stone for India's first advanced 3D chip packaging facility was laid at Info Valley, Bhubaneswar. The project is being implemented by 3D Glass Solutions Inc. (USA) through its wholly owned Indian subsidiary Heterogeneous Integration Packagi

On April 14, multiple sources reported that violent labour unrest in Noida is linked to wage differences across the NCR’s connected industrial belt, which includes Faridabad, Palwal, Manesar, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, and Noida. The issue began after Haryana increased minimum wages for unskilled workers by 35% from INR 14

On April 11, the Government of NCT of Delhi released the draft Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2026–2030 for a 30-day public consultation, signalling a clear shift from the earlier incentive-led framework to one anchored in time-bound regulatory mandates.
Registration bans and mandates:
Electric 3Ws (L5) only from Jan

On April 8, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra state announced that Vingroup has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth USD 6.5 billion with the Government of Maharashtra and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
The investment covers electric mobility, integrated townships, renewable ene

On April 7, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) hosted a pre-bid conference for its scheme to promote the manufacturing of sintered rare earth permanent magnets, drawing participation from at least 25 companies. The scheme, with a total outlay of INR 72.8 billion, invites bids for setting up 6,000 MTPA of integrat

On April 6, the Technology Development Board (TDB) under DST signed an agreement with Scharge Pvt Limited to co-develop a next-generation EV charging solution for commercial fleet and depot operations under the India-UK Collaborative R&D Programme for Industrial Sustainability.
The project integrates Scharge's EV ch

On April 1, the Indian Government announced conditional customs duty concessions on clearance of goods manufactured in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) to improve capacity utilisation of manufacturing units impacted by global trade disruptions. It will benefit approximately 1,200 SEZ ma

On March 27, 2026, The Ministry of Heavy Industries amended the PM E-DRIVE scheme, halving the incentive for registered electric two-wheelers from INR 5,000 per kWh (capped at INR 10,000 per vehicle) to INR 2,500 per kWh (capped at INR 5,000 per vehicle) effective April 1, 2025, with a terminal date of July 31, 2026

On March 25, the Department of Atomic Energy announced its plans to scale domestic production capacity of rare earth permanent magnets to 5,000 tonnes a year by 2030, up from an operational samarium‑cobalt plant capacity of 500 tonnes today, as part of a broader push on critical minerals, including lithium. The curre

On March 13, 2026, the Ministry of Heavy Industries tightened localisation norms for N2 and N3 electric trucks by amending the Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) under the PM E‑DRIVE scheme. The Gazette notification (S.O. 1331(E)) revises items 8, 9, and 10 of the PMP to phase in domestic assembly and manufacturing

On March 11, 2026, the Rajya Sabha Standing Committee on Industry said only 1,656,335 EVs had been incentivised under PM E‑DRIVE as of 31 January 2026, about 58.6% of the revised 2,826,634 target, with e‑trucks, e‑buses, and e‑ambulances still at zero and e‑rickshaws/e‑carts at just 3,602 units versus a 39,034 target

On March 10, the Union Cabinet approved changes to foreign investment guidelines for countries sharing a land border with India, relaxing rules for small, non‑controlling stakes and tightening timelines for approvals in specified manufacturing sectors.
Under the revised framework, “beneficial owner” will now be defin