Why not a PLI scheme for e-cycles, pray?While the Centre has rolled out the scheme, Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (EVs), or FAME, to step up pr...
24 Dec, 2021, 11.39 PM IST
Cycle of the Pandemic: Premium category is driving bicycle sales in the countryThis fiscal year, total bicycle sales in India — the second largest manufacturer of bicycles in the world, after China —may touch 1.45 cror...
16 Oct, 2021, 10.22 PM IST
Electric bicycle business seems to be at risk: HMC Group MD Pankaj Munjal"In the next five years, India would lose a visible pipeline of Rs 10,000 crore worth of export orders of e-bicycles if the re-shored capab...
04 Oct, 2021, 08.55 PM IST
Bicycle demand expected to grow at decadal high of 20% due to pandemic-induced fitness awareness, says CrisilIn the five fiscals through 2019, bicycle sales volume logged a modest compound annual growth rate of ~5%. In fiscal 2020, it contracted a ...
28 May, 2021, 03.12 PM IST
Harsh Vardhan takes charge as Health Minister; focuses on PM-JAY implementationVardhan said his priority will be to strengthen the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (PM-JAY).
03 Jun, 2019, 12.41 PM IST
Cycling to work can lead to benefits of Rs 1.8 trillion, says TERI studyThe study also noted that these benefits can be realised by providing safe cycling infrastructure and conducting awareness campaigns.
11 Jan, 2019, 04.24 PM IST
Can Hero Cycles' new electric cycle help it power ahead?With stagnating sales, Hero Cycles is now pursuing a two-pronged strategy- e-bikes and a new cheaper bicycle.
23 Jul, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
You can soon pick up bicycles for short-distance ridesIn the 2017-18 budget, the state had announced a bicycle rental/sharing scheme (PBS) in select clusters. The responsibility to identify pot...
28 May, 2018, 11.43 AM IST
Can former Maruti Suzuki boss help Indian cycle makers pedal out of troubled water?Close to 16 million cycles are sold every year in this country, an annual growth of 2%, whereas Indians bought over 23 million two-wheelers...
10 May, 2018, 08.36 AM IST
Surat tops ranking of smart cities with largest number of projects completedSurat is closely followed by Pune at number two, Visakhapatnam, Udaipur, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Coimbatore, Jaipur and Indore.
18 Jan, 2018, 07.41 AM IST
Cities like Agra and Lucknow choose 'smart' ways to tackle pollution, go for public bike sharing modelLucknow is planning a dedicated cycle track throughout the city with cycles available for hire for connectivity to bus stops and heritage s...
12 Dec, 2015, 10.51 AM IST
- Unique rally in Melghat to spread tiger, community conservation
The unique bicycle rally on "World Pollution Control Day" for propagating government schemes on tiger conservation and community developmen...
02 Dec, 2015, 11.02 PM IST
DDA approves cycle-sharing policy for DelhiUnlike 'rent-a-cycle' scheme, the sharing system allows the same cycle to be used and returned by multiple users.
01 Jun, 2015, 09.25 PM IST
Encourage cycling to tackle pollution; but Indian motorists need to be sensitised to cyclists' safetyWith increasing pollution and congestion on their roads, Indian cities have no option but to get more people to cycle.
24 May, 2015, 05.11 AM IST
DMRC bicycle scheme for green causeThe "public bicycle sharing" scheme is aimed at promoting the cause of "clean and green India".
09 Jan, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
First public bicycle sharing scheme for Delhi Metro users launchedDMRC today launched the city's "first" public bicycle sharing scheme, which would allow people to seamlessly reach their destination via th...
08 Jan, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
- Bottom that is climbing up
Microfinance can help those who can’t find work under NREGS. Today, over 50 million poor households in India are getting microcredit.
05 Jan, 2009, 02.12 AM IST