Thursday Awareness

  The origins During the  Cold War ,  India  and the  Soviet Union  (USSR) had a strong strategic, military, economic and diplomatic relationship. After the  dissolution of the Soviet Union , Russia inherited its close relationship with India which resulted in both nations sharing a  special relationship . Russia and India both term this relationship as a "special and privileged strategic partnership". Throughout the course of independent India’s history, The USSR has been India’s strongest pillar both in the international as well as in the domestic theatre. On the international stage The Soviet Union steadfastly backed India’s stance on the Kashmir issue, the Bangladesh Liberation War and India’s peaceful nuclear tests. Even after the disintegration of The Soviet Union, Russia continued the role of being India’s elder brother; if there ever has been. Traditionally, the Indo-Russian strategic partnership has been built on five major components:  politics ,  defence ,  civil n

  The Indian government is aiming to achieve 100% electric vehicle mobility by 2030. In fact, the Indian EV market is anticipated to witness a robust CAGR growth of 42.38%. In COP26   climate change summit in Glasgow,   The government of India  announced ambitious climate change targets. They  announced that India will achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070  and with emissions intensity expected to be reduced by 45% by 2030  from the 2005 levels. Since the transport sector is one of the highest emitters of GHGs in India, this puts a spotlight on how fast electric vehicles can replace conventional vehicles. In this blog we will see the challenges India have and how we can overcome them for faster adoption of electric vehicle.