India, Germany Ink Pact on Green Hydrogen

India and Germany signed a joint declaration of intent on Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force, an official statement said. Union Minister
for Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh and German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Change Robert Habeck signed the joint declaration virtually, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said.

Under the agreement, both countries will establish an Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force to strengthen mutual cooperation in production, utilisation, storage and distribution of green hydrogen through building enabling frameworks for projects, regulations and standards, trade and joint R&D projects.

Both nations are committed to develop a national green hydrogen economy. The common long-term goal is to reduce emissions and protect the environment. India and Germany therefore support the establishment
of a global green hydrogen economy, to facilitate the achievement
of the goals under the Paris Agreement.