Important Facts for Prelims (3rd September 2018)

• 03 Sep 2018

MOVE Cyclathon

• The Move Cyclathon, a cycle rally was organized by NITI Aayog to promote cleaner, accessible modes of transport.
• It was held in the run up to the MOVE: Global Mobility Summit on September 7, 8 in New Delhi.

MOVE: Global Mobility Summit

• NITI Aayog, in collaboration with various ministries and industry partners, organized ‘MOVE: Global Mobility Summit’ in New Delhi.
• The Summit, is the first of its kind, with participants from across the world including leaders from the government, industry, research organizations, academia, think tanks and civil society.
• They came together and engaged with key stakeholders within the rapidly transforming global mobility landscape to evolve a shared, connected, zero emission and inclusive mobility agenda for the future.
• It will help drive the government’s goals for vehicle electrification, renewable energy integration and job growth and also speed up India’s transition to a clean energy economy.