Recent Articles Published by Shahkar Abidi
India Reroutes 70% of Crude Imports Away from Hormuz, Increasing from 55% Baseline, says Govt. Of India

autherShahkar Abidi calendar11 Mar 2026

Diversified shipping routes reduce India’s reliance on the Strait of Hormuz, as the government strengthens fuel supply...

From Engineer to CEO: B. Srinivas’s Three-Decade Journey to the Top of VECV

By Shahkar Abidi and Sarthak Mahajan calendar10 Mar 2026

The leadership reshuffle at VE Commercial Vehicles, effective April 1, marks a new chapter for the Volvo-Eicher joint ...

Why India’s CBG Revolution is Stuck in Neutral

By Shahkar Abidi and Kiran Murali calendar05 Mar 2026

Seven years after a bold promise to build 5,000 plants, India’s compressed biogas sector is struggling to move past th...

Can Isobutanol Solve Diesel’s Dirty Emissions Secret?

By Shahkar Abidi and Kiran Murali calendar05 Mar 2026

As the global automotive industry faces a green ultimatum for heavy-duty transport, isobutanol emerges as a high-poten...

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Mahesh Babu’s Drive to Make Olectra’s EV Math Add Up

autherShahkar Abidi calendar04 Mar 2026

Mumbai’s electric bus operations reveal gaps between tender assumptions and real-world conditions, impacting energy us...

Crude Under the Crust: How India’s Deep-Earth Bunkers Hedge Against Middle East Conflict

autherShahkar Abidi calendar04 Mar 2026

Today, India maintains enough emergency oil to cover roughly 74 days of imports, a figure that provides a critical cus...

Escorts Kubota Targets Doubling South India Market Share to Tap Paddy Growth

By Shahkar Abidi calendar04 Mar 2026

The company's Shaurya series, built for wetland farming, is part of a broader push to double its market share in south...

Iran–Israel–US Conflict: Implications for India’s Auto Sector

autherShahkar Abidi calendar02 Mar 2026

Every $1 increase in the price of a barrel of oil adds roughly Rs 12,000 crore to India’s annual import bill.

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BKT, the ‘Off-Road King,’ Chases the Consumer Market

autherShahkar Abidi calendar27 Feb 2026

The company has unveiled a broad range of tyres for the Indian two-wheeler and CV markets.

Greaves Cotton Earmarks Rs 500-700 Crore for Next Phase of Growth

By Shahkar Abidi, Ketan Thakkar and Prerna Lidhoo calendar27 Feb 2026

By earmarking Rs 700 crore for its core business and spinning off its EV arm via a Rs 1,000-crore IPO, the company aim...