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India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission: Powering a Cleaner Future

Green hydrogen is made by using renewable electricity to split water, producing hydrogen gas without carbon emissions.

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Key Points

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Electrolyser machines use clean electricity to perform water electrolysis.

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Green hydrogen can be stored, transported, and used in fuel cells for electricity or in industrial processes.

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India has identified three ports as green hydrogen hubs and created innovation clusters in several states.

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The mission expects to generate over six lakh (600,000) jobs and attract billions of Indian rupees in investment.

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Summary

The National Green Hydrogen Mission, launched in 2023, targets at least five million tonnes of production by 2030 and aims to create jobs and reduce fossil‑fuel imports.

Pilot projects are testing hydrogen‑powered buses, trucks, steel production and shipping to show how the fuel can replace polluting energy sources.

The government offers incentives for building electrolyser factories, developing hydrogen hubs, and training workers, hoping to make India a global supplier of green hydrogen.

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New Words to Learn

10 words
electrolyser
a machine that uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen
fuel cell
a device that turns hydrogen into electricity, producing only water as waste
hydrogen hub
a place where hydrogen is made, stored and sent to nearby factories
innovation cluster
a group of companies and research centers working together on new ideas
tonne
a large weight unit, equal to about 1,000 kilograms
lakh
a number equal to one hundred thousand
carbon emissions
gases that go into the air and can cause climate change
renewable electricity
energy from sources like sunlight, wind or flowing water that never run out
incentives
rewards or help from the government to encourage companies to build things
pilot project
a small test to see if a new idea works before it is used everywhere
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