Jammu, June 19 -- In eco-fragile Himalayan region of Ladakh, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), on Wednesday, handed over hydrogen fuel cell-based buses to the State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO).

"In a landmark move towards clean and sustainable transportation, a formal handing and taking over ceremony was held today at the NTPC Green Hydrogen Mobility Station, Palam, Leh, marking the transfer of five hydrogen fuel cell-based buses from NTPC Limited to the State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO)," said an official spokesperson.

This initiative represents the first-ever commercial deployment of hydrogen-powered buses in India, and that too at the highest altitude anywhere in the world, making it a globa...