Jitendra Singh hails India's first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel, backed by CSIR research
Science Minister Jitendra Singh, reviewing CSIR on 16 April 2025, hailed India's first indigenous green hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel, built by Cochin Shipyard with a KPIT fuel-cell drivetrain drawing on CSIR's foundational work.
Summary
Union Science & Technology Minister and CSIR Vice President Jitendra Singh hailed India's first indigenously developed green hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel while reviewing CSIR on 16 April 2025. The vessel was developed by Cochin Shipyard Ltd with a hydrogen fuel cell-based drivetrain built by KPIT, drawing on foundational work enabled by CSIR. Under CSIR's New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI), KPIT had collaborated with CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, and CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI) to develop low-temperature PEM fuel cell systems. CSIR Director General N. Kalaiselvi presented an overview of CSIR's research. The minister described NMITLI as India's largest publicly funded, industry-oriented R&D programme.
Key facts
- Vessel
- India's first indigenous green hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel
- Built by
- Cochin Shipyard Ltd; drivetrain by KPIT
- CSIR link
- NMITLI: KPIT with CSIR-NCL Pune and CSIR-CECRI on low-temperature PEM fuel cells
- Occasion
- CSIR review by Jitendra Singh, 16 April 2025
- CSIR DG
- N. Kalaiselvi
Practice MCQs 2 questions
India's first indigenous green hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel, hailed by the Science Minister in April 2025, was developed by which shipyard?
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Correct answer: B — Cochin Shipyard Ltd
Cochin Shipyard Ltd, with a hydrogen fuel cell drivetrain built by KPIT.
Under CSIR's NMITLI programme, KPIT developed low-temperature PEM fuel cell systems with which CSIR laboratories?
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Correct answer: A — CSIR-NCL, Pune and CSIR-CECRI
CSIR-NCL, Pune and CSIR-CECRI: CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, and CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI).