Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu flagged off 200 electric buses on Wednesday, expanding the Delhi Transport Corporation fleet to nearly 6,800 buses, of which 4,938 are electric and 1,750 are CNG. The rollout includes 56 Ladies Special services for university areas and high demand routes, with 30 trips on 15 routes and 26 university trips on 13 routes. Gupta also opened a public EV charging station at Rajghat Depot-I and launched five fully electric, air conditioned inter-state buses on the 133 km Delhi to Karnal route with 10 daily trips in each direction, according to India Today.
Why it matters: Delhi now operates the highest number of electric buses in India, signalling sustained procurement momentum and infrastructure expansion that creates ongoing charging demand at depots and public sites. The addition of inter-state electric services and a new public charging station at Rajghat Depot-I demonstrates the city's push to scale both fleet electrification and supporting charge point networks.
The district transport office in Nalanda, India, has submitted a proposal for 16 electric vehicle charging station locations in the first phase, to be developed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) under the central government's PM E-DRIVE scheme. A BHEL technical team recently surveyed four sites, including Biharsharif Government Bus Stand, NH-20's 17 Number Mor, Rajgir Bus Stand and land near Surajpur petrol pump, and approved three locations for charging infrastructure. The Transport and Road Construction departments jointly identified the land for the proposed stations across the district.
Why it matters: The proposal signals a structured rollout of public charging infrastructure in a tier two Indian district, with BHEL as the designated charge point operator under a national scheme. Procurement teams and site developers can track which of the 16 proposed locations receive final departmental approval and construction timelines.
