VARANASI, Dec. 10 -- Uttar Pradesh has approved the establishment of a centre of excellence in Green Hydrogen jointly at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi and Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT), Gorakhpur, under the Uttar Pradesh Green Hydrogen Policy-2024.

The approval has been formally granted by the Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) to promote research, technology development, capacity building, and industrial applications of green hydrogen in the state, said IIT-BHU publicity cell secretary Utkarsh Srivastava.

A key objective of this initiative is the proposed operation of a hydrogen-fuelled train between Varanasi and Gorakhpur, in collaboration with the ministry of ...