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Karan Dhar

Karan Dhar

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Karan Dhar is Associate Editor at Business Today. He has over a decade of experience as a business journalist. He tracks mobility, retail, FMCG and other corporate developments.

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Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam as a layer of smog engulfs the city amid deterioration in the capital's air quality, in New Delhi

Delhi issues over 1 lakh PUC certificates in 3 days

by Karan Dhar |Dec 21, 2025

Delhi government will soon bring out a new electric vehicle policy, which will benefit the residents and help in curbing pollution

The BS-VI emission norms were implemented in India from April 1, 2020.

Why Delhi’s ban on non-BS-VI vehicles is riddled with inconsistencies

by Karan Dhar |Dec 19, 2025

The rules apply only to vehicles registered outside Delhi, and fail to consider the fact that Delhi is part of wider agglomeration of the National Capital Region.

Following this acquisition, RCPL holds a majority stake, while erstwhile promoters of Udhaiyams Agro Foods Private Ltd — S Sudhakar and S Dinakar — will continue to hold a minority stake in the company.

Reliance acquires majority stake in Tamil Nadu’s heritage brand Udhaiyams Agro

by Karan Dhar |Dec 18, 2025

The deal, which is expected to add strength to Reliance Consumer Products’ branded staples portfolio, comes two days after the FMCG major announced a significant expansion into the packaged foods mark...

Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCLTech

“My advice for women: Stay the course”, says Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCLTech

by Karan Dhar |Dec 18, 2025

Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCLTech, on leadership, ensuring gender diversity and lessons from her journey to the top.

As the carmaker gears up to launch the eVitara, Maruti Suzuki has set up 2,000 EV charging points exclusively for its customers.

Maruti Suzuki's EV push: Carmaker plans to sell eVitara from 500 Nexa showrooms by January

by Karan Dhar |Dec 15, 2025

Maruti Suzuki’s entry to the EV race comes at a time when the penetration of electric vehicles has gone down following the GST reduction on fuel-based cars. While the EV penetration rose marginally fr...

In cars, the EV penetration rose marginally from 3.3% in October 2025 to 3.8% in November 2025

GST 2.0 effect: EV penetration stays stagnant in November

by Karan Dhar |Dec 11, 2025

A reason for the fall is that the focus of automakers has been on premium EVs costing over ₹20 lakh, says Puneet Gupta, Director, India & ASEAN Automotive Market at S&P Global Mobility

FADA says car sales jump in November

‘Defied conventional post-festive slowdown’: FADA says car sales jumped 20% in November

by Karan Dhar |Dec 8, 2025

Car sales were also aided by marriage season demand, better supply of high-waiting models, and sustained push from compact SUVs.

CAFE norms were first notified by the government in 2017, under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 to mitigate fuel consumption by lowering CO2 emissions

Explained: How are the draft CAFE 3 norms different from current emission rules?

by Karan Dhar |Dec 4, 2025

What does it mean for carmakers and why did US President Donald Trump withdraw similar norms in the US

Royal Enfield has batted for a common GST rate of 18% on all motorcycles.

GST 2.0 impact: Royal Enfield sees 6% YoY drop in 350cc-plus motorcycles sales in Nov

by Karan Dhar |Dec 3, 2025

However, the dip in sales in the higher category was more than offset by growth in models with engine capacity up to 350cc, which grew 27% YoY

Maruti Suzuki is providing 7 airbags as standard in all variants of e Vitara

Maruti Suzuki to launch e-Vitara with battery-as-service offering; sales to begin next year

by Karan Dhar |Dec 2, 2025

This is the first time a major automobile manufacturer has adopted the BaaS model, which was made popular by JSW MG Motor India.