It is often said that women make great leaders. They bring an inclusive approach to business and organisations and are credited with promoting a sense of camaraderie among teams. India’s EV industry has seen a boom in the past decade and women leaders are taking the wheels and steering India’s growth in the electric mobility sector. From being shop-floor workers, engineers, designers, to CEOs, women are at the forefront of India's green transportation drive.  In this episode, we have with us...

NITI Aayog is playing a critical role in promoting clean, connected, shared, and holistic mobility initiatives. These initiatives are actively contributing to the manufacturing ecosystem of Electric Vehicles (EVs), its components, and batteries, along with increasing the adoption of EVs.  In this episode, Samhita Shiledar is in conversation with Mr. Randheer Singh, Director – Electric Mobility at NITI Aayog.    Mr. Singh is working to transform the mobility sector in India and has extensively...

To realise the vision of making India the world’s EV hub, the automotive sector is playing a critical role. In this sector, the industry players are investing heavily in clean, fuel-efficient technologies to provide new mobility solutions and thereby ensure a seamless transition to electric mobility. One such player is Tata Motors, which is building a comprehensive EV portfolio to help expand the EV market, to lower the cost of ownership and to make EVs more accessible in India. This week we...

In the seventh episode of the Shoonya podcast, we have with us the Principal Secretary, Department of Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) of Government of Telangana - Mr. Jayesh Ranjan.  Mr. Ranjan has previously served as the Commissioner and Managing Director of the Industries Department, Secretary in the Tourism Promotion Department, and Vice-Chairman of the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA). In addition, Mr. Ranjan has served on various rural...

In this week's episode, we have with us Gerald Ollivier, Lead Transport Specialist, India with the World Bank. He focuses on developing solutions to enhance urban mobility, achieve sustainable economic integration through multimodal transport, enhance rural connectivity, and achieve safer transport to better serve the needs of India.  He leads the Bank’s Community of Practice on Transit Oriented Development. Since joining the World Bank in October 1995, he has developed sustainable transport...

In the fifth episode of the Shoonya podcast, we have with us Mr. Ashish Kundra, Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner (Transport), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. He is a 1996 batch IAS Officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory cadre. Prior to this, he served as the Commissioner, General Administration Department, Higher and Technical Education in Mizoram.    As the Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner (Transport), GNCTD, Mr. Kundra is leading the charge...

In the fourth episode of the Shoonya podcast, we have with us Mr. Tarun Mehta, CEO and co-founder of Ather Energy. Tarun grew up in Ahmedabad and graduated from IIT Madras in 2012 where he developed over a dozen prototypes. His core interest being electric vehicles led him to quit his job at Ashok Leyland and build Ather Energy. Today, Ather Energy is driving green transition in India by reimagining sustainable mobility starting with the electric two-wheeler market.  Tarun has also served on...

In this episode, we have with us Ms. Suman Mishra, CEO of Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited. Mahindra Electric has been one of the pioneers in the EV sector, currently, making electric three-and-four-wheelers for passenger as well as freight transport. Ms. Mishra is driving transformation across product planning, development, manufacturing, sales, and marketing at Mahindra Electric.  In her previous roles, she has been the head of corporate project management at Cipla and has worked as an...

In this second episode of the Shoonya podcast, we have with us Mr. Arun Goel, Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) who has been an important figure in the implementation of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) and Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes as well as several other DHI initiatives.    He is a 1985 IAS officer of the Punjab cadre and has been the Vice Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Joint Secretary for the Department of...

In this episode, we have with us India’s G20 Sherpa, Mr. Amitabh Kant. Mr. Kant served as the CEO of NITI Aayog for over 6 years. It was under Mr. Kant's aegis as CEO of NITI Aayog that the Shoonya - Zero Pollution Mobility campaign was launched in September 2021. He is a member of the Indian Administrative Service (Kerala Cadre: 1980 Batch). He is the author of ‘Branding India – An Incredible Story’ and has been a key driver of ‘Make in India’, Startup India, ‘Incredible India’ and ‘God’s...