New Delhi, March 4 -- In a development towards India's vision of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi flagged off the first-ever trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks launched by Tata Motors in New Delhi on Tuesday, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a release.

Speaking on the occasion, Nitin Gadkari said, "Hydrogen is the fuel of the future with immense potential to transform India's transportation sector by reducing emissions and enhancing energy self-reliance. Such Initiatives will accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility in heavy-duty trucking and move us closer to an efficient, low-c...