As the government pulls the plug on its Rs 10,000-crore FAME-II subsidy scheme, we got behind the scenes to understand what really happened and why? Host Kalpana Pathak takes us through the twists and turns of untraceable emails, a whistleblower, alleged misappropriation of subsidies and a startup industry under stress. 

Host Kalpana Pathak from The Economic Times talks too
Sohinder Gill, CEO at Hero Electric talks about why there was a need to import and how EV makers are struggling 
Ashim Sharma, Senior Partner at Nomura Research Institute tells us what can India do to strengthen its EV ecosystem
Sharmistha Mukherjee, Senior Assistant Editor, The Economic Times tells us what is the government's view on the FAME II subsidy issue



You can follow our host Kalpana Pathak  on his social media Twitter & Linkedin



You can check out more episodes of The Morning Brief on: The Uncertain Fate Of Asia’s Largest Refinery, Has milk politics turned sour in Karnataka?, El Niño: Little Boy, Big Trouble, E-20 Explained: The blender’s pride or bane? And more. 



Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.

As the government pulls the plug on its Rs 10,000-crore FAME-II subsidy scheme, we got behind the scenes to understand what really happened and why? Host Kalpana Pathak takes us through the twists and turns of untraceable emails, a whistleblower, alleged misappropriation of subsidies and a startup industry under stress. 
Host Kalpana Pathak from The Economic Times talks too
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohindergill">Sohinder Gill</a>, CEO at Hero Electric talks about why there was a need to import and how EV makers are struggling </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashim-sharma-121a8310/">Ashim Sharma</a>, Senior Partner at Nomura Research Institute tells us what can India do to strengthen its EV ecosystem</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmistha-mukherjee-21331417/">Sharmistha Mukherjee</a>, Senior Assistant Editor, The Economic Times tells us what is the government's view on the FAME II subsidy issue </li>
</ul>
You can follow our host Kalpana Pathak  on his social media <a href="https://twitter.com/PathakKalpana">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpana-pathak-40395012/">Linkedin</a>
 
You can check out more episodes of The Morning Brief on: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0aTLAZL8fkVo3g9A9pYBSU?si=e17c59668f154796">The Uncertain Fate Of Asia’s Largest Refinery</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yYYfndMRvBcSdVUfvQjDE?si=a035ebda33bb4636">Has milk politics turned sour in Karnataka?</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0kFoFKFhPsmpOIAqwsUVG4?si=136c3fa267a24223">El Niño: Little Boy, Big Trouble</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/20y5wLZlyIm3LowG5wTvF4?si=80ac502759aa4c56">E-20 Explained: The blender’s pride or bane?</a> And <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PL5kfPbwURBEu6fHCVTOL?si=2ba1f5cb38f14d2d">more</a>.  
Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on<a href="https://www.etplay.com/etplay"> ET Play</a>,<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/podcast?from=mdr"> The Economic Times Online</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PL5kfPbwURBEu6fHCVTOL?si=26ec0fbfa7134fea"> Spotify</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777"> Apple Podcasts</a>,<a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/the-morning-brief/1/GNPiFQD2xpY_"> JioSaavn</a>,<a href="https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/f378141f-9afb-495d-83da-9b08ec5047ac/the-morning-brief"> Amazon Music</a> and<a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvNjBiMmU5MjYtZTVmOC00YjkwLWE0NjUtYWVmOTAxMTYzMDAxLzk1ZmQ3YzU5LTc5MGQtNDk2ZS1iYmRlLWFlZjkwMTE2N2ZlNC84YWU1NDc2My05OTI1LTQwY2EtOGMzZC1hZWY5MDExNjdmZmIvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi2gOG4la36AhUvjtgFHcdWDU8Q9sEGegQIARAC"> Google Podcasts</a>.

To make sense of the week’s hottest stories in business, economy, politics and markets, journalists from the Economic Times chat with reporters and industry leaders in this thrice-weekly (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) podcast.