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NITI Aayog Launches Second Edition of India Electric Mobility Index
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Who replaced the Planning Commission in 2015? The NITI Aayog facts behind its new EV Mobility Index
NITI Aayog's second India Electric Mobility Index calls EVs a strategic imperative for Viksit Bharat.
Why it matters: general awareness
What you need to know
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NITI Aayog has released the second edition of the India Electric Mobility Index.
Launching it, Rajiv Gauba described electric mobility as a strategic imperative for Viksit Bharat.
The index is a NITI Aayog tool for comparing how States and Union Territories are progressing on electric vehicles.
NITI Aayog was constituted in 2015 in place of the Planning Commission.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
പ്രധാന വസ്തുതകൾ
Remember these
- NITI Aayog released the second edition of the India Electric Mobility Index.
- Rajiv Gauba called electric mobility a strategic imperative for Viksit Bharat.
- The index compares progress of States and Union Territories on electric vehicles.
- NITI Aayog was constituted in January 2015, replacing the Planning Commission.
- The Prime Minister is the Chairperson of NITI Aayog.
പ്രിലിംസ് · മെയിൻസ്
How the exam will ask it
പ്രിലിംസ്
- NITI Aayog was constituted in 2015 as the successor to the Planning Commission.
- The Prime Minister is the Chairperson of NITI Aayog.
- The India Electric Mobility Index is a NITI Aayog tool to compare States and Union Territories on EV progress.
മെയിൻസ്
GS-III Economy (infrastructure, energy transition). The issue is uneven EV adoption across States; the policy response is index-based benchmarking by NITI Aayog alongside central and State EV policies. The implication is competitive federalism driving the transition, and the way forward is charging infrastructure, local manufacturing and grid readiness.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Consider the following statements about NITI Aayog:
- It was constituted in 2015 as the successor to the Planning Commission.
- The Prime Minister is its Chairperson.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
ഉത്തരം കാണിക്കൂ
ഉത്തരം: C — Correct: Both 1 and 2 — Both hold: NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission in January 2015 and is chaired by the Prime Minister. • 1 only — wrong: Statement 2 is also correct, so '1 only' is incomplete. • 2 only — wrong: Statement 1 is also correct, so '2 only' is incomplete. • Neither 1 nor 2 — wrong: Both statements are factually correct, so 'Neither' is ruled out.
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