India-origin battery tech powers Offgrid's first UK manufacturing facilityOffgrid Energy Labs has launched its first UK pilot manufacturing facility for its India-developed ZincGel® long-duration batteries. The 10...
07 Jul, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
Engineers create 3D-printed robotic fish that swim, play and recharge themselves through automated charging systems. Here's all you need to knowEngineers have developed robotic fish that mimic real aquatic life, offering an aquarium experience without the upkeep. These miniature sub...
03 Jul, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Railways showed the way. What should India electrify next?If railway electrification was one of the defining infrastructure decisions of the twentieth century, the electrification and redesign of I...
23 Jun, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
IESA hails GST 2.0, terms it a step forward to meet India's energy storage needsIndia Energy Storage Alliance welcomes the new GST 2.0. It sees it as a significant step for India's energy storage needs. The GST Council ...
08 Sep, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
Government to soon float tenders for 10 GW of battery energy storage projects: OfficialIndia is set to invite bids for 10 gigawatts of battery energy storage projects, aiming to boost indigenous manufacturing and reduce EV imp...
04 Oct, 2024, 04.11 PM IST
Beijing has a grip on global battery manufacturing. Here are India’s alternativesThe world depends on China for batteries because of the country’s material processing and battery production capacity. The effort is on to ...
18 Nov, 2023, 09.15 AM IST
Govt mulling another production-linked incentive scheme for batteries: R K SinghThe Indian government plans to introduce a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for batteries to reduce costs and encourage the adoptio...
16 Oct, 2023, 02.29 PM IST
GM backs EV battery startup Mitra Chem as it shifts future focus to cheaper materialsGM will lead a $60 million investment in Mitra Chem, a two-year-old Mountain View, California, company that uses artificial intelligence to...
16 Aug, 2023, 05.53 PM IST
NITI Aayog proposes incentives for processing and refining of minerals in lithium-ion batteriesNITI Aayog has proposed incentives in the form of tax benefits and a production linked incentive scheme to encourage production and refinin...
01 Aug, 2023, 06.15 AM IST
No special policy for Tesla; can seek incentives under existing schemes: Govt official"We have told Tesla that the policies, which are already there for all, they can also apply under that PLI. They are welcome. Generally, th...
23 Jul, 2023, 11.35 AM IST
Nobel-winning lithium battery inventor John Goodenough dies at 100John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the lithium-ion battery that revolutionized modern life, has d...
27 Jun, 2023, 02.24 PM IST
John Goodenough, Nobel laureate and battery pioneer, dies at 100The American was "was a leader at the cutting edge of scientific research throughout the many decades of his career," said Jay Hartzell, Pr...
27 Jun, 2023, 06.51 AM IST
EV battery makers race to develop cheaper cell materials, skirting ChinaThe EVs of the future — those arriving after 2025 — could shift to sodium ion or lithium sulfur battery cells that could be up to two-third...
15 Nov, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
Low-cost, sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries foundIn the study, the researchers demonstrated an aqueous calcium-ion battery using molybdenum vanadium oxide (MoVO) as a host for calcium ions.
03 Aug, 2022, 07.48 PM IST
Reliance to buy battery tech company Faradion for £100 millionReliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIL, will acquire all of Faradion and will invest a further £25 million...
01 Jan, 2022, 10.05 AM IST
In Sitharaman's stimulus 3.0, a plan to challenge China's manufacturing cloutThe current five-year PLI scheme has now been extended to ten more sectors to support domestic manufacturing and promote the country as an ...
12 Nov, 2020, 02.38 PM IST
- GM to assemble Volt battery packs at US plant
General Motors Co chief Fritz Henderson says a new $43 million plant in Michigan will assemble battery packs for the company's upcoming rec...
13 Aug, 2009, 10.09 PM IST