India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship: DST Launches Green H2 Programme
Why in the news
DST began a bilateral hydrogen fellowship with the Netherlands, led by Secretary Abhay Karandikar, and hosted an academic MoU on green hydrogen.
Key facts
- Aim: build human capital and research capacity to scale up green hydrogen technology in India.
- Guidelines and a Call for Proposals were released; applications opened at launch.
- Open to Indian PhD scholars, post-doctoral researchers and faculty.
Exam angle
- Nodal body: Department of Science and Technology.
- MoU partners: Groningen and 19 IITs.