Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) has completed the expansion of its carbon black manufacturing facility, increasing annual production capacity from 265,000 Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) to 360,000 MTPA with an investment of ₹800 crore, funded entirely through internal accruals. The expansion strengthens BKT’s vertical integration strategy by securing a key raw material used in tyre manufacturing, reducing dependence on merchant[Read More…]
The Delhi Government approved a new Electric Vehicle (EV) policy on Monday, committing Rs 15,000 crore to electrify commercial transport. Taking effect on July 1, 2026, the plan aims to make the capital completely pollution-free by March 31, 2030. To accelerate the shift in commercial passenger transport, the government set strict deadlines. Authorities will stop registering conventional fuel auto-rickshaws and[Read More…]
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) to establish the NHAI Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics at NCAER, India’s first permanent and independent research centre dedicated to the economics of transportation, mobility and logistics. The centre is founded with a founding contribution[Read More…]
Ashok Leyland Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland, has reinforced its commitment to transforming education outcomes across India through its flagship ‘Road to School’ (RTS) programme, which has reached nearly half a million students across multiple states. At a virtual media roundtable on Tuesday, N. V. Balachander, Director, Ashok Leyland Foundation, underscored the company’s[Read More…]
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