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Detailed explanation-1: -New Delhi: Niti Aayog, a public policy think-tank along with Rocky Mountain Institute(RMI) on Wednesday launched an initiative “Shoonya” to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry, according to an official statement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shoonya supplements existing national and sub-national EV policies as well as corporate efforts in India by creating consumer awareness and demand for zero pollution rides and deliveries in Indian cities.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 2021, NITI Aayog launched Shoonya Campaign with the support of Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). It is an effort to assist zero-pollution delivery vehicles by collaborating with customers and businesses.

Detailed explanation-4: -NITI Aayog is the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, providing both directional and policy inputs. While designing strategic and long term policies and programmes for the Government of India, NITI Aayog also provides relevant technical advice to the Centre and States.

Detailed explanation-5: -NITI Aayog as a Thinktank It can only recommend long-term, policy changes but cannot influence or see their progress on the ground. NITI Aayog is supposed to be a think tank. This implies that while generating new ideas, it maintains a respectable intellectual distance from the government of the day.