PRASHANT MAVANI. Senior Faculty: StudyIQ

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2 . P R O F I L E PRASHANT MAVANI MSc. in Management, University of Surrey (UK) Senior Faculty: StudyIQ Follow/Contact Download PDF notes of this lecture from my FB Page

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5 Planning for electric mobility - Transitioning to an electric vehiclebased regime will be difficult, but well worth it Estimated 6.5 million premature deaths globally, with 1.1 million being from India. 2014, WHO s urban air quality database 4 Indian cities to be among the world s 10 most polluted 10 Indian cities in the 20 worst list. Urban India: vehicular pollution Union Minister for Power: from 2030, India would completely shift to using electric vehicles (EVs). backed by: NITI Ayog

6 - Transitioning is expected to be a painful process From ICE to EV How to? Multiple ministries + State + City managers on board Figuring out best model China Netherlands

7 - Accelerating EV use in India should be linked to the Make in India goal and domestic battery production. There is no unique or single-charging technology for EVs. The three major EV users, China, Japan and the European Union, have their own charging technologies which are often conflicting and not interchangeable. The sector is estimated to provide direct and indirect employment to about three crore people and accounts for 7.1% of the nation s GDP.

8 Saving lives- It needs political will for India to bring down its shamefully high newborn mortality rate Neonatal mortality rates the number of babies dying in their first month for every thousand live births United Nations Children s Fund (Unicef): Every Child Alive Hope and shame Sri Lanka and Ukraine 5/1000 USA: 3.7/1000 Rwanda: 16.5/ s: 41/1000 India: 25.4/1000 Pakistan: at top Money matters, but intent matters more.

9 - Report: most powerful solutions are not necessarily the most expensive. 10 critical products piece of cloth to keep a baby warm and close to the mother to encourage breastfeeding antibiotics and disinfectants The biggest cause of death is premature birth, while the second is complications like asphyxia during delivery. paying attention to the mother s health during pregnancy Institutional deliveries Janani Suraksha Yojana: expand its reach Female literacy rates: will bring change

10 The next innovation- Uber and Airbnb, are effective aggregators of resources, including cars and apartments. They are using the Internet to reach out, and match the supply and demand in a global market. Block chain: can be described as a way for people to share the extra space and computational power in their computers to create a global super-computer that is accessible to everyone. With block chain you can perform functions such as Verification of transactions and contracts, Updating and maintenance of these records in the form of trustworthy ledgers, and be rewarded for it. This core feature of the blockchain creates a space for trusted transactions in the digital space that have never been possible before.

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12 - Annual global economic output is over $90 trillion, with almost 3% of the amount going to various financial toll collectors such as banks, and credit card platforms. Blockchain technology could drastically cut down, or even eliminate, these transaction charges by replacing the intermediaries, thereby creating hundreds of billions, or even trillions, of yearly savings. This is a significant amount that could be used for other economically and socially productive purposes. Russia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have started working on blockchain-powered financial solutions. Blockchain applications could be further extended to sectors such as insurance, law, real estate and digital art, and could be used to further strengthen our national institutions, including the judiciary and the Election Commission.

13 Talk like a South Asian: Democracy in India cannot exist without the extension of the democratic imagination to the region- Our obsession with Pakistan and China makes us indifferent to other countries in the neighbourhood. 1. We have no sense of the Maldives. 2. We treat their politicians as vassals who have become rebels. 3. We are almost orientalist in our attitudes to islands like the Maldives, Mauritius, treating them as lesser orders of political reality. Not much can be expected within the current framework in which India acts only when it sees a Pakistani or Chinese move.

14 - South Asia is a tapestry of myriad ecologies from islands to mountains, a confluence of civilisations, religions and regions. Cyclone Ockhi: a priest said, we are fisherman, we think from sea to land but we are run by a land-locked regime Take Kathmandu. The similarities between India and Nepal are immense, and yet India lacks any comprehension of Nepal s fierce sense of itself. South African proverb which says: one must invent a stranger to renew oneself. We need a movement from muscular diplomacy, which we are poor at, to a diplomacy of diversity for the South Asian imagination and drama to be reinvented again.

15 India is ignoring facts, says Maldives- India s public statements regarding the suspension of democracy in the Maldives have ignored facts and ground realities, the government of President Abdulla Yameen said on Thursday. The statement, which came a day after India s sharp comments against the extension of emergency rule in the country, urged cooperation from the international community.

16 Canada, India red-faced over invite to Khalistan activist - Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau s office and the Modi government faced a major embarrassment on Thursday after it emerged that a convicted terrorist and Khalistan activist from Canada had been part of the delegation s events in Mumbai and was personally invited to a reception by the Canadian High Commission in Delhi.

17 Two Benches refer land acquisition cases to CJI- A day after Justice Kurian Joseph voiced his concern over a February 8 judgment on land acquisition, two separate Supreme Court Benches, led by Justice Arun Mishra and Justice A.K. Goel, on Thursday referred certain land acquisition cases so far heard by them to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra to take a call.

18 Twist in the Chief Secretary assault case- V.K. Jain, the CM s adviser, says he saw Anshu Prakash being manhandled Earlier, the police informed the court that they had recorded the statement of Mr. Jain, a retired IAS officer, as an eyewitness under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code in connection with the case. A statement under this section is admissible as evidence in the trial of a case. The police had earlier recorded Mr. Jain s statement under Section 161 of the CrPC.

19 India, Canada hold strategic dialogue - Ahead of Friday s India-Canada bilateral summit, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland held a strategic dialogue here on Thursday covering a wide range of bilateral issues. Two leaders had wide-ranging discussions on strengthening relations in trade and investment, security and cyber security, energy, people-to-people contacts and other relevant bilateral and regional issues. Ties between New Delhi and Ottawa have been frosty in recent times as Canada is being seen as offering a platform to separatists demanding an independent Khalistan.

20 At survivors meet, Trump suggests arming teachers - Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump to set politics aside and protect America s school children from the scourge of gun violence. Mr. Trump listened intently to the raw emotion and pledged action, including the possibility of arming teachers. Mr. Trump promised to be very strong on background checks.

21 Saudi to spend big on entertainment - $64 billion reform plan includes lifting ban on cinemas, opening amusement parks Saudi Arabia announced plans on Thursday to spend billions on building new venues and flying in Western acts, in a total overhaul of its entertainment sector that would have been unthinkable not long ago.

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23 Questions- 1. EVs have the potential to disrupt the mobility ecosystem, and, if implemented well, could have a positive impact on the economy as well as the urban environment. Imagine you are in-charge of introducing EVs in India. Discuss challenges and opportunities in Indian context.

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