This is among other measures proposed by the ministry of road transport and highways to encourage adoption of electric vehicles in India. In December last year, the Centre allowed the sale and registration of electric two-wheelers and three wheelers without batteries, in an attempt to bring down the cost of electric vehicles and boost the battery-swapping industry at the same time.
A long-term strategy is needed to mitigate the processes in India that lead to climate change. This strategy, if implemented through a proper institutional framework and after including the crucial stakeholders in the decision-making process, will have important implications for policymaking.
To call for a long-term strategy (LTS) at a time such as this may be difficult to envision. At the same time, there is no time more crucial than now to argue for an LTS for sustainable economic growth. The steep declines in global economic output, spiking unemployment against the backdrop of continuous and increasing threat to lives and livelihoods as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, are only indicative of the extent of damage impending due to impacts of climate change (Manzanedo and Manning 2020).