Shoonya Podcast
The Shoonya podcast shares the stories of sustainability leaders across India. The podcast focuses on electric vehicle transition in India but also covers broader topics of energy transition and environmental sustainability in India. The podcast features corporate and government leaders, policy analysts, and sustainability experts. This podcast is in collaboration with MyGov. 'Shoonya – Zero Pollution Mobility' is a consumer-awareness campaign hosted by NITI Aayog and RMI launched in September 2021. The campaign aims to convert all urban commercial vehicles to Electric Vehicles (EVs) by building awareness and irreversible demand for zero pollution rides and deliveries in India.Visit: www.shoonya.info
Episodes
10 episodes
Leading the Way with Ms. Mahua Acharya and Ms. Sulajja Motwani
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 ...
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Episode 10
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1:16:45
Gearing Up for India's E-Mobility Transition with NITI Aayog's Randheer Singh
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...
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Episode 9
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45:04
Driving India's EV Future - Girish Wagh on the Shoonya Podcast
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 t...
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Episode 8
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30:27
Sustainable Mobility for a Sustainable Telangana with Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, IAS
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...
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Episode 7
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37:41
On the Road to E-Mobility in India with Mr. Gerald Ollivier
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, ...
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Episode 6
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37:18
Rapidly Electrifying Delhi's Rides with Mr. Ashish Kundra
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...
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Episode 5
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27:29
Riding to Success with Ather's Tarun Mehta
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 be...
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Episode 4
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32:00
Mega Moves in Mobility feat. Ms. Suman Mishra, CEO - Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited
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 t...
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Episode 3
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36:33
Galvanising Industry to Innovate for India with Mr. Arun Goel
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) ...
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Episode 2
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25:50
India's Pathways to Sustainable Growth with Mr. Amitabh Kant
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 wa...
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Episode 1
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23:42
