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DRDO chief stresses need for indigenous tech in Defence
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- The government wants to increase indigenous production in the Defence sector up to 70% and reduce imports, said Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chairman G. Satheesh Reddy.
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- He, along with NITI Aayog member V.K. Saraswat, launched the EPluto 7G vehicle by Pure EV on the premises of Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H), on Sunday.
- Battery manufacturing plants: Mr. Saraswat said in 2020-2021, five to six 2 GWh battery manufacturing plants would come up and NITI Aayog was ready encourage those who come up with proposals.
- Lithium mining license abroad: He said India is also considering getting lease of lithium mines abroad so that manufacturing cells will be easy, which costs 40% of the battery, in India.
- Li-ion battery imports
(1) India has quadrupled its imports of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and more than tripled its import bill on the product, from 2016-2018, the Union Science Ministry said in the Lok Sabha last Friday.
(2) Li-ion batteries are vital for powering a range of devices from cell-phones to electric vehicles.
- Indigenous development: To promote indigenous development of such batteries, the Union Cabinet in 2019 approved a programme, called a National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage in the NITI Aayog.
- National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage
(1) Objective: To promote clean, connected, shared, sustainable and holistic mobility initiatives; Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) valid for 5 years until 2024.
(2)m The Mission will recommend and drive the strategies for transformative mobility and Phased Manufacturing Programmes for Electric Vehicles, EV Components and Batteries.
Source
The Hindu, PIB