(THE GIST OF PIB) Shoonya Campaign

[September-2022]

Shoonya Campaign

• NITI Aayog held a day-long forum to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Shoonya, India’s zero pollution e-mobility campaign.

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• Shoonya is a consumer awareness campaign to reduce air pollution by promoting the use of electric vehicles (EVs) for ride-hailing and deliveries.
• The campaign has 130 industry partners, including ride-hailing, delivery and EV companies.
• The National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Energy Storage (Part III) report was also launched during the event.
• The report highlights that India’s $2.5-billion Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) energy storage is critical for meeting the projected cumulative battery demand of 106–260 GWh by 2030 to successfully realize the country’s vision for EV adoption and grid decarbonisation.

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