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Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated the NaMo Green Rail hydrogen train in Haryana, marking India's push toward self-reliance and lower emissions. The 2,600-passenger, 75 km/h train operates on a 90 km Jind-Sonipat route using hydrogen fuel cells and storage infrastructure as part of a pilot to test green transport alternatives.
British engineering firm JCB has set a new FIA-recognised land-speed record for a hydrogen internal-combustion vehicle. On 11 August at Bonneville Salt Flats, driver Andy Green has averaged 406.320 mph in the 32ft Hydromax powered by two hydrogen engines adapted from JCB machinery, more than doubling the prior hydrogen-combustion mark and showcasing JCB’s hydrogen programme.
Independent and Ecologist reports show households embracing heat pumps alongside flexible grid policies. Homeowners cite lower bills and better integration with solar and storage, while debates persist about data centres’ diesel backups in the US.
The EPA has rolled back Biden-era power-plant emissions rules as part of a broader deregulatory push. The move, announced at a G20 energy ministers meeting, removes requirements for fossil-fuel plants to install emissions-control technologies and could reshape the nation’s emissions trajectory.