CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Aditya, India’s first solar-powered ferry that commenced operations in 2017 in Kerala’s Vembanad backwaters. It has won the prestigious Gustave Trouve Award for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aditya, India’s first solar ferry, was built by NavAlt Solar & Electric Boats, for Kerala State Water Transport Department. This ferry is the first commercially viable mode of transport powered by solar energy in India and the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Modhera in the state of Gujarat has become the first solar-powered village in India, setting a precedent for what UN Secretary-General António Guterres called a “reconciliation between humankind and planet, ” reported Euronews.

Detailed explanation-4: -’Solar Cruiser’ will be able to carry a total of 200 guests Buoyed by the global acclaim that its solar-powered ferry that operates from Vaikom won, the Kerala State Water Transport Department (KSWTD) is readying to launch its air-conditioned, solar-powered 100-passenger backwater cruise vessel in Kochi in April.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sandith Thandasherry started NavAlt in 2013 to design boats and ships that could save fuel and spare the marine ecosystem from carbon dioxide emissions. He built India’s first solar ferry boat and is now working on the world’s first green energy RORO.