As a run-up to CLINCH June 2024 contest by CLIMAFIX.
We provide a daily challenge to all the participants of CLINCH June 2024, in the run-up to the June 2024 edition. The challenge is usually a brief question around climate action, to which the contestants need to provide a brief but well-thought-out answer.
The winner for that day will be given the Climate Brain title for the day.
The challenge for May 27 was:
𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐬?
About 45 participants answered – thank you to every one of you!
𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐲 27 goes to:
Rahul Balkrishna Waddar – from Basaveshwar Engineering College (A), Bagalkote
His answer:
“As the Prime Minister of India, I would introduce a comprehensive policy framework titled “Sustainable Mobility for All” (SUMA) to incentivize the use of public transport and reduce dependency on private cars. This policy would consist of the following innovative measures:
1. Integrated Mobility Pass (IMP) Unified Ticketing System: Introduce a single pass that allows unlimited travel across various modes of public transport, including buses, metros, suburban trains, and ferries, within a city. This pass can be extended for intercity travel as well.
2.Dynamic Pricing: Offer discounts for off-peak travel times to distribute passenger load evenly throughout the day.”
Congrats Rahul, and may you scale greater heights.