India has launched its first indigenous hydrogen-powered train (Namo Green Rail) on the Jind–Sonipat route, joining a select group of countries adopting green hydrogen technology in rail transport.

The National Green Hydrogen Mission aims to produce 5 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030, supporting India’s net-zero target by 2070 and reducing fossil fuel dependence.

Major challenges remain—high production costs, limited infrastructure, and the need for sustained subsidies, R&D, and international cooperation—yet hydrogen trains offer a practical alternative for non-electrified routes.

Green hydrogen is emerging as sustainable and resilience sources of energy for achieving the target of net-zero carbon emissions. India user a new phase of green energy transaction with the launch of its first hydrogen-powered train. The train, is also known as Namo Green Rail, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, running from Jind to Sonipat city in the northern state of Haryana. Indian Railways achieving significant milestone by adopting sustainable transportation technologies. It is a crucial step towards integrating  next generation technology of clean energy solution into public transport, having potential to lower down air pollution and carbon emission. With this initiative, India joined selected group of countries, such as Germany, Japan, China, and the United States whose hydrogen-powered trains transportation system has adopted green hydrogen technology.

The train also represents another achievement under Make in India initiative as it has been developed by using indigenous technology. The Union Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, described the launch of hydrogen-power train is a historic achievement for India’s technological development, stating that it encouraging clean and innovative rail mobility. The train offers a durable alternative to fossil fuel based rail transportation and supports India’s objective of accomplishing net zero target by 2070. Green hydrogen is a clean fuel integrates in the sectors such as industries and transportation to promote decarbonisation. However, India faces multiple challenges to deploy green hydrogen in transport, industries as well as other key carbon intensive sectors. Such as, the substantial financial investment required for........

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