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‘India can bridge EV skill gap by considering international models while acknowledging its labor-intensive economy’: Teamlease’s Subburathinam P | Autocar Professional

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The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship anticipates that the electric vehicle companies in India are going to generate one crore direct jobs by 2030, with an additional five crore indirect Electric Vehicle jobs. Do we need to rethink education coursework to make skillsets more relevant? Robotics & Electric Vehicle.

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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

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With the global push towards sustainability, the rise of electric autos in India comes as no surprise. As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution.

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Poor air quality to remain a problem in India despite pollution control policies

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According to an independent study by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), more than 674 million Indian citizens are likely to breathe air with high concentrations of PM 2.5 concentrations that did not comply with India’s NAAQS for PM 2.5 (40

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Tesla, India talks stagnate as neither party is willing to budge on terms

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Tesla has said for years that it would enter India as a market for its electric vehicles. Progress started to be made in 2021 when Tesla acquired several business licenses in India , but things have hit a roadblock in recent months, especially as Tesla is unwilling to commit to a Gigafactory facility unless it can test demand first.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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and ozone deaths, associated mortality rates, and population in G20 economies in 2015. and ozone worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015, equivalent to 11.7% million years of life lost and approximately $1 trillion (2015 US$) in health damages globally in 2015. and ozone deaths in 2015, broken out by subsector.

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New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

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A new international study has found that laboratory tests of nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles significantly underestimate the real-world emissions by as much as 50%. The research, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation and Environmental Health Analytics, LLC., —Chris Malley.

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Tesla’s ‘challenges’ with India gov’t halt potential rescue of $27B manufacturing initiative

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In 2014 when Narendra Modi officially became Prime Minister of India, his first message to people around the world was that, under his leadership, Indian manufacturing operations would become one of the world’s most robust. Five years after the initiative began, India’s manufacturing GDP was the lowest it had been in twenty years.

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