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Cover Story
India Moving Towards Permanent Solution
INITIATIVE TO SPOT TALENT
FROM GRASSROOT LEVEL AND
GROOM THEM
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constant
efforts, there has been a perceptible change in
the mindset of thinking -padhoge likhoge banoge
nawab, kheloge kudoge hoge kharaab (reading
and writing will make you a lord, while playing will
spoil your career). The youth now have a chance
to make a career in the field of sports. For the
first time in seven decades, India won the Thomas
Cup. In the 95-year history of the chess Olympiad,
India is hosting the chess Olympiad for the first TARGETS SET FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
time. India's sustainable thinking is reflected in
the goal of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2028 PROTECTION HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACHIEVED
Los Angeles Olympics.
Khelo India: Sports culture was created all over
India, sports became a mass movement. At least NET-ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2070
1000 Khelo India Centers are being set up to find Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target
talent at the grassroots level. A total of Rs 6.28 of 500 GW of non-fossil energy capacity by 2030
lakh was made available annually by selecting in Panchamrita, 50% of energy from renewable
more than 2500 athletes. In the Khelo India Youth sources, a reduction of one billion tonnes in
Game, 12 records were broken this year, 11 of carbon emissions, reducing carbon intensity by
them by women players. more than 45%, and net-zero emissions by 2070.
Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS): Massive SOLAR MISSION, PM KUSUM YOJANA
Help to Indian Athletes. 150 athletes are getting
wide support. The record was reached only by the The KUSUM Yojana facilitated earning by farmers
long-term plan released in 2014. India's best ever producing solar energy on barren lands. The
performance in the Tokyo Olympics (7 medals) target of 40% installed capacity from non-fossil
and Paralympics (19 medals). sources was met 9 years in advance, with a nearly
15-fold increase in solar power in 6 years.
The Fit India Movement: Started to make fitness BLENDING OF ETHANOL
an integral part of the routine and promote
indigenous sports with the promotion of fitness In 2014, 1.5% ethanol was mixed in petrol, now
as an easy, enjoyable and free activity. the target of 10 percent blending has been met 5
months before the target. 20% will be blended by
2025-2026.
VEHICLE SCRAPPING POLICY
Rules applicable from September 2021 for
scrapping facility of registered vehicles in the
country. 8 vehicle scrapping centers in the capital
Delhi and one in Chennai formally started.
UJALA SCHEME
LED bulb for just Rs 70, and LED tube light for
Rs 220 have been made available. Under Gram
UJALA LED bulbs are available for Rs 10. So far
36.86 crore LEDs have been distributed. Annual
energy savings of 47,886 million KW per hour.
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