‘If people care for Delhi, they’ll shift to EVs’: CM Rekha Gupta
Delhi's new EV policy aims to reduce pollution by incentivizing residents to switch to electric vehicles, targeting two- and three-wheelers to cut emissions.
Days after the Delhi government rolled out its new electric vehicle (EV) policy, chief minister Rekha Gupta, in an interview with Hindustan Times, said the policy is aimed at catering to a “huge segment” of Delhi families that buy one vehicle and keep it for years, while urging residents to avail of its benefits “if they care for the city”. She also spoke about the government’s efforts to regularise thousands of illegal colonies, provide housing for millions, and
Somya Lakhani is the Metro Editor at Hindustan Times based in New Delhi, with over a decade of experience reporting on crime, gender, labour, politics, and heritage. She heads a team of reporters who cover governance, law and order, the environment, civic agencies, culture, and education, while also leading coverage of some of India's most significant public-interest stories. She started her career at The Indian Express in 2010, where she worked till 2021. She began her career as a features writer before switching to crime reporting. After that, she joined online news portal The Quint as the Current Affairs Editor and headed a team of reporters who worked on long format stories, videos, and immersives. In 2023, she returned to the print newsroom and joined Hindustan Times, where she co-wrote a coffee table book on the history of the newspaper as the voice of the nation for its centennial celebrations. In January 2025, she started her stint as HT’s Metro Editor. She studied history at Delhi University’s Miranda House, and then completed a diploma in journalism from Indian Express’s Express Institute of Media Studies (EXIMS) in 2010.
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