Niti Aayog to hold India's first 'Global Mobility Summit' in Sept

Government think tank Niti Aayog will hold on September 7-8 here the India's first 'Global Mobility Summit', to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official release said.

The summit will help drive government's goal for vehicle electrification, renewable energy integration and job growth and also speed up India's transition to a clean energy economy.

'MOVE: Global Mobility Summit' will be organised in collaboration with various ministries and industry partners.

Over 1,200 participants from across the world including government leadership, industry leaders, think tank and civil society organisations are likely to attend the summit.

"Nowhere in the world is there greater potential to accelerate the transition to a shared, connected and zero emission society than India," the release said quoting Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar.

The six themes of the summit are: Asset utilisation and service, comprehensive electrification, alternative energy, reinventing public transit, logistics and goods transport and data analytics and mobility.