{"id":59016,"date":"2025-11-12T19:11:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=59016"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:00:15","slug":"icgh-2025-green-hydrogen-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/12-11-2025\/icgh-2025-green-hydrogen-conference","title":{"rendered":"3rd International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At the 3rd International Conference on Green Hydrogen,the Union Minister for New &amp; Renewable Energy highlighted the National <strong>Green Hydrogen <\/strong>Mission (NGHM) as a catalyst for India\u2019s clean energy transition, job creation, and global leadership in green hydrogen.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The National Green Hydrogen Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was&nbsp; launched by the Government of India in January 2023 and spearheaded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"8bb1c3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8bb1c3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/national-green-hydrogen-mission-outcome-pic.webp\" alt=\"national green hydrogen mission outcome\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-59020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/national-green-hydrogen-mission-outcome-pic.webp 424w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/national-green-hydrogen-mission-outcome-pic-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/national-green-hydrogen-mission-outcome-pic-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a cornerstone of India\u2019s strategy to achieve energy independence by 2047 and net-zero emissions by 2070.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to position India as a global hub for the production, utilization, and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It aims to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and cut emissions in hard-to-abate sectors like steel, cement, refining, and mobility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to create export opportunities for green hydrogen and its derivatives such as ammonia and methanol.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to generate employment and stimulate economic growth through innovation and infrastructure development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to develop green hydrogen hubs and promote public-private partnerships for technology advancement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<strong>Challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High production costs: <\/strong>Electrolyser technology and renewable energy inputs remain expensive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure gaps:<\/strong> Limited hydrogen pipelines, refueling stations, and storage facilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technology maturity: <\/strong>Many green hydrogen applications are still in pilot or demonstration stages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;Policy coordination:<\/strong> Cross-sectoral alignment is needed across energy, transport, industry, and finance ministries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Global competition:<\/strong> Countries like the EU, US, and China are also aggressively pursuing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/29-04-2025\/green-hydrogen-production\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/29-04-2025\/green-hydrogen-production\">green hydrogen<\/a> leadership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&nbsp;Way Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s National Green Hydrogen Mission is a strategic push to align clean energy with industrial growth and global competitiveness.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key priorities include scaling domestic manufacturing, expanding pilot projects, boosting R&amp;D, building hydrogen infrastructure, improving policy coherence, and leveraging renewable energy to produce affordable green hydrogen for domestic and export markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2188865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">At the 3rd International Conference on Green Hydrogen,the Union Minister for New &#038; Renewable Energy highlighted the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) as a catalyst for India\u2019s clean energy transition, job creation, and global leadership in green hydrogen.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>The National Green Hydrogen Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">It was\u00a0 launched by the Government of India in January 2023 and spearheaded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">It is a cornerstone of India\u2019s strategy to achieve energy independence by 2047 and net-zero emissions by 2070.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">It aims to position India as a global hub for the production, utilization, and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/12-11-2025\/icgh-2025-green-hydrogen-conference\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59016"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59075,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59016\/revisions\/59075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}