Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced the launch of India’s first hydrogen highways on Friday, the second day of the inaugural World Hydrogen India event.

Gadkari outlined India’s vision to achieve self-reliance in fuel and transform agriculture into an energy powerhouse.

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He highlighted the need for reducing dependence on crude imports, which is currently at 87 per cent of demand and is costing the nation nearly Rs 22 lakh crore every year.

“Hydrogen is the fuel of the future. We have now launched the world’s first large-scale hydrogen truck trials. A budgetary allocation of Rs 500 crore has been sanctioned to five consortia across ten routes, with 37 vehicles participating.

”Industry partners include Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Volvo, BPCL, IOCL,

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