2025 · Q1
Which of the statements given below is/are correct?
- 1The National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) was approved by the Union Cabinet, Government of India, in the year 2023.
- 2The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, has launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India. Select the answer using the code given below.
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- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
The Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission on 4 January 2023 with an outlay of Rs. 19,744 crore, so statement 1 (approved in the year 2023) is correct. The Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI), however, was launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in November 2024 — not by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change — so statement 2 misattributes it and is incorrect. Because statement 2 names the wrong ministry, it fails. Hence only statement 1 is correct, i.e. '1 only'.