The National Institution of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog launched the ‘e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition’ in partnership with Convergence Energy Service Ltd (CESL) and World Resources Institute, India (WRI India) and with the support from Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI).
Objective:
To Share knowledge of various stakeholders – Central & State Govt. agencies, transit service providers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), on accelerating the process towards seamless adoption of e-bus services in India.
Highlights:
i.The e-Sawaari will cater demand and supply and provide innovative solutions to scale up the e-bus adoption in the country.
ii.The government provided impetus under the ambit of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India (FAME) scheme, Phase – II to aggregate the e-bus demand.
iii.Deployment of e-Buses in the Indian Transport system, will play a crucial part in achieving net-zero emission.
NITI Aayog launches Digi-book titled “Innovations for You” Focusing Healthcare Startups
The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has launched a Digi-book titled “Innovations for You”.
- It is an initiative of Niti Aayog to share success stories of Atal Innovation Mission’s Startups in different domains.
- The 1st edition of the digi-book covered 45 health tech startups. These start-ups were incubated at the Atal Incubation Centers across India.
About National Institution of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog:
CEO-Amitabh Kant
Chairperson– Narendra Modi
Formed-1 January 2015
Headquarters- New Delhi, Delhi
About World Resources Institute, India (WRI India):
CEO– O P Agarwal
Establishment – 2011
Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra
