India–Netherlands Green Hydrogen Partnership | 11 Feb 2026

Source: PIB 

India and the Netherlands strengthened clean energy cooperation by launching the India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Programme and signing an MoU to promote green hydrogen research and academic collaboration. 

• Hydrogen Fellowship Programme: The Fellowship Programme, launched by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) along with the release of Scheme Guidelines and a Call for Proposals, is a national capacity-building initiative open to Indian doctoral, postdoctoral, and faculty researchers. 
• Objective: To enhance India’s deployment readiness in hydrogen technologies, focusing on system integration, safety, techno-economic analysis, life-cycle assessment and indigenisation pathways, particularly for hard-to-abate sectors. 
• MoU Framework: The agreement between the University of Groningen and 19 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) enables faculty and student exchange, joint research and knowledge sharing in green energy and hydrogen, without automatic financial commitments. 
• Policy Alignment: The initiative aligns with India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission, Energy Independence 2047 vision and Net-Zero 2070 targets, strengthening research collaboration, innovation, and human capital for the global hydrogen economy.