随着疫情形势的缓解，恢复停滞的体育赛事迫在眉睫。    The electric vehicle ecosystem in India is still at a very nascent stage, but the number of electric vehicles on Indian roads is on the rise every day.,Despite the growth, there are a lot of challenges that need to be addressed with regard to the EV infrastructure.,Road safety is one of the major concerns, as the country ranks first in terms of number of road accident deaths in the world. Last year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) launched the Road Safety 2.0 program in India with an aim to introduce technology which would promote the 4Es of road safety i.e. Education, Engineering, Enforcement and Emergency care.,In an interview with Sputnik, Akhilesh Srivastava, Project Head of the World Economic Forum’s Road Safety 2.0 program and Member of the NHEV Knowledge group, talked about measures to be taken to ensure road safety in India and discussed the challenges presented by the battery swapping policy in India.,Sputnik: According to government data, India ranks first in the number of road accident deaths in the world. As you lead the World Economic Forum’s initiative Road Safety 2.0 in India, what measures are required to reduce such fatalities?,Akhilesh Srivastava: With 11 percent of global road fatalities, India ranks worst in terms of the sheer number of road accident deaths in the world. The impact of road accidents on Indian GDP is nearly INR 2.5 trillion ($31.7 billion) i.e., over 1.85 percent of the GDP.,It is clear that old or conventional methods of road safety are not working and there is an urgent need for a new solution. The WEF-led Road Safety 2.0 is one such next-gen solution, where the power of technology is leveraged to save lives on roads.,A few of the measures have been enumerated in it are: the use of technology is the best way to quickly and effectively reduce accidents; сontinuous tracking driving behavior using IoT to generate Safe Driving Scores. The SDS can be used as a monitoring mechanism for incentivizing good driving behavior and reskilling the bad drivers; use of Safety measures like seat belt and helmet with sensors attached; use of AI with the integration of Traffic Lights; implementation of ITS-based penalty set up to penalize people; scaling awareness about the regulations among the people;,Sputnik: WEF’s Road Safety 2.0 talks about an approach to create a human-centric road ecosystem. Could you elaborate what sort of road ecosystem it aims to create?,Akhilesh Srivastava: Human-centric design is a method of product creation that places the requirements, desires, and abilities of users at the forefront of the process. Rather than expecting users to change and conform their behaviors to the product, it involves making design decisions based on how people can, need, and want to do tasks.,Moving on from existing to a human-centric road ecosystem will help the highway builders, manufacturing industry and the enforcement agencies tackle the needs of the people and then accordingly devise the road safety setup and create a human-centric road ecosystem.,For Example, the presence of air bags in the car is for the drivers and passengers' safety. Why only the front seat should have air bags, people in the back seats are equally vulnerable. As per the human-centric approach, the seat belt should be for all humans in the vehicle. All seats in private vehicles like cars and for all passengers in long-distance public transport buses.,Pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable road users should be given due space and weightage while framing the policies. In India, pedestrians, cyclists and two-wheelers constitute the majority but the roads and road rules, are made keeping in mind the bigger vehicles.,Sputnik: FASTags in India were adopted to make travel seamless on National Highways and Expressways. However, despite the complete roll-out we see long queues of vehicles at toll plazas and technical glitches being reported. How can an effective and glitch-free usage of FASTags be adopted?,Akhilesh Srivastava: FASTag has made travel hassle-free on highways and expressways in India. There are no queues. FASTag has made tolling very efficient and transparent. Last year’s toll collection was the highest ever at nearly INR 400 billion (Over $5 million),Apart from this, the FASTag has saved fuel wastage of worth over INR 200 billion ($2.5 million) which happened due to idling of vehicles at toll plazas. It also resulted in saving at least 50 million MT of carbon emission.,Sputnik: Regarding the electric vehicle segment, it is a well-known fact that in India it is at a very nascent stage. What are the major challenges that stakeholders are facing and how can they be tackled?,Akhilesh Srivastava: With 100 percent FDI available, new production centres, and a greater push to improve charging infrastructure, India's electric vehicle industry is gaining traction.,Other growth factors for the Indian EV industry include federal subsidies and policies supporting deeper discounts for Indian-made electric two-wheelers, as well as a boost for localized ACC battery storage manufacture.,Furthermore, in September 2021, the federal government authorized a production-linked incentive program for the automotive sector to stimulate the manufacture of electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. In 2021, India sold over 300,000 electric vehicles.,Some of the challenges that exist but are being tackled by the stakeholders are: inadequate charging infrastructure; reliance on battery imports; reliance on imported components and parts, range anxiety among consumers; current high price of EVs; lack of options for high-performance EVs; inadequate electricity supply in parts of India; lack of quality maintenance and repair options.,Sputnik: You have links with the NHEV (National Highway for Electric Vehicle) programme. What initiatives are being taken under the programme to expand EV infrastructure?,Akhilesh Srivastava: Yes, I appreciate this question which talks about Electric Vehicles and being a member of the Knowledge group of NHEV, I wish similar kind of road safety in India, however, some additional concerns are to be kept in mind are:,• The EV is directly connected to a regular household power outlet. This mode is the simplest possible charging mode and does not support any communication between the EV and the charge point, hence it is prohibited in many countries due to safety concerns.,• The onboard charger converts AC to DC. It uses a special type of charging cable equipped with an in-cable control and protection device. This can be used for private charging, but its public use is subject to restrictions in many countries.,• Batteries are the key element. And we noticed a few cases of fire recently. There should be a proper set of technical and regulatory guidelines for the batteries, about its specifications, unique Id number of batteries, uniformity in the charging system, and even uniformity in batteries so that battery swapping can be done easily.,Tracking of batteries can give alerts about the health of batteries so that unsafe batteries can be removed timely.,Sputnik: Ever since the Finance Minister announced the battery swapping policy, it has been a much talked about topic across the segment. Do you think it can be realized?,Akhilesh Srivastava: I appreciate the announcement by Finance Minister about the battery swapping policy. A detailed policy for battery standardization, specifications, and safety protocols is being prepared.,We should think of the battery as a service for battery swapping. This will allow the setting up of battery stations on a mass level; a battery swapping policy will be brought in and interoperability standards will be formulated.,The private players should be encouraged to develop sustainable and innovative models for the battery as a service which will increase efficiency in the electric vehicle ecosystem. This will reduce the cost of Electric Vehicles and give impetus for electric vehicle growth in the coming years.,Sputnik: Electric vehicles are an alternative to petrol and diesel vehicles, and commonly seen as a way to reduce carbon emissions. However, the source of electricity remains non-renewable, so what roadmap has the NHEV adopted to generate electricity for the electric vehicles through renewable sources?,Akhilesh Srivastava: The transport sector accounts for 18 percent of total energy consumption in India. This translates to an estimated 94 million tons of oil equivalent (MTOE) energy.,If India were to follow the current trends of energy consumption, it would require an estimated 200 MTOE of energy supply annually, by the year 2030 to meet the demand of this sector. As of now, this demand is being met mostly through imported crude oil, which therefore makes this sector vulnerable to volatile international crude oil prices. Moreover, the sector also contributes an estimated 142 million tons of CO2 emissions annually.,Electric mobility presents a viable alternative in addressing these challenges, when packaged with innovative pricing solutions, appropriate technology and support infrastructure and thus, has been on the radar of the Government of India.,The point of renewability of electricity is being addressed too with renewable energies like solar energy, wind energy and other forms other renewable sources of energy. The growth of India in this has been spectacular and the country is ahead of many developed countries in this regard.,Want to know more? Check out our Koo & Telegram accounts!,Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/sputniknews,Sputnik India: https://t.me/sputniknewsindia。昨日，国家体育总局办公厅印发《关于体育助力稳经济促消费激活力的工作方案》（简称工作方案），明确加大登山、马拉松等户外运动赛事供给，力争做到国内赛事应办尽办。多项措施激发活力 在国家体育总局办公厅的这份工作方案中指出，将实施一系列经济刺激措施，坚持“救扶帮”结合原则，梳理国家层面关于减税降费、缓缴社保费、降低融资成本等各项政策，推出助企纾困政策工具包，组织专家进行政策解读，让体育企业应知尽知、应享尽享；推动各省（区、市）体育行政部门主动对接体育企业，推送惠企政策直达；鼓励中国体育场馆协会、中国体育用品业联合会、全国体育运动学校联合会等协会组织精准对接本领域体育市场主体需求，进一步细化实化、分类推送适用本领域的助企纾困政策。此外，国家体育总局争取工业和信息化部支持，将符合条件的体育企业纳入专精特新“小巨人”企业支持范围；认定一批国家体育产业示范基地、示范单位和示范项目，发挥引领带动作用，集聚体育要素，激发市场活力。安全有序恢复线下赛事 对于体育领域最重要的赛事恢复，工作方案中明确加大体育产品供给，安全有序恢复线下体育赛事，加大登山、赛艇、帆船、马拉松、自行车等户外运动赛事供给，组织开展“体总杯”全国三大球城市联赛，启动中国青少年足球联赛。而非户外的国内赛事，国家体育总局将优化赛事结构、提高观赏性、加大转播力度，力争做到国内赛事应办尽办，把更多赛事呈现到人民群众面前。工作方案还强调，公布全国运动会、全国冬季运动会及全国单项体育赛事目录，公布办赛指南和申办办法，鼓励符合条件的各类市场主体承办。

B | 这也意味着，因疫情耽搁的原定在内蒙古举办的第十四届全国冬季运动会恢复举办提上日程。十四冬原本在2020年2月举行，因疫情被推迟。此前有消息称，十四冬在今年冬天或明年年初举办，不可能再进行延期，毕竟辽宁已经在申请2024年举办第十五届全国冬季运动会。

C | 值得一提的是，先于工作方案印发前，中国足协宣布，原定7月21日开始的中超第二阶段比赛延期到8月5日，并全面恢复主客场制。丰富全民健身内容 专业和职业赛事恢复正常的同时，工作方案要求继续丰富全民健身活动内容，除了各项线上群众体育活动外，组织开展全国社区运动会、“行走大运河”全民健身健步走等主题健身活动等；以“8·8”全民健身日为契机，开展全民健身系列活动；面向青少年组织开展“奔跑吧·少年”儿童青少年主题健身活动。

D | 此外，有序推动体育系统所属的公共体育场馆向社会开放，组织或承接各类全民健身和体育竞赛活动；在保证专业运动队日常训练和确保防疫安全的前提下，有序推动体育系统训练中心、基地和体校内的部分场馆场地向社会开放。国家体育总局将继续加强公共体育设施建设，在工作方案中明确，国家体育总局将会同发展改革委提前启动2023年全民健身设施补短板工程项目的申报、确认和资金下达，支持各地加快体育公园、全民健身中心、公共体育场、社会足球场、健身步道、户外运动公共服务设施等体育设施建设进度。

E | 另外，促进体育消费也是国家体育总局关注的重点，推动40个国家体育消费试点城市通过打造体育消费新场景、培育体育消费新业态新模式、发放体育消费券、组织体育消费节等措施；宣传绿色健康生活方式，鼓励群众走向户外、参与户外运动。支持体育社会组织下沉社区、体育企业面向广大群众组织户外健身活动，进一步挖掘户外运动、绿色出行等领域消费潜力；鼓励各级工会组织户外赛事活动、按规定购买相关服务；结合疫情防控形势适时举办全国户外运动产业大会、中国体育消费博览会，搭建供需对接平台，释放体育消费潜力。

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