India is set to take a significant step towards sustainable transportation with the launch of its first indigenously developed hydrogen-powered passenger train. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to flag off the train from Jind railway station in Haryana on July 17, marking a major milestone in Indian Railways' green energy mission.
The Union Ministry of Environment has issued a draft notification proposing to bring India's iron and steel sector under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), assigning greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity reduction targets to 255 major steel plants.