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Piyush Goyal launches Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform at Bharat Climate Forum 2025

The platform aims to strengthen India's solar, wind, hydrogen and battery storage value chains.

Summary

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal unveiled the Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform at the Bharat Climate Forum 2025 in New Delhi on 10 January 2025. The platform is designed to enhance India's cleantech value chains in the solar, wind, hydrogen and battery storage sectors, helping Indian firms collaborate, co-innovate, share technologies and access financing. Piyush Goyal said India has set up 200 GW of clean energy and is well poised to reach the target of 500 GW by 2030.

Key facts

Date and venue
10 January 2025, Bharat Climate Forum 2025, New Delhi
Launched by
Piyush Goyal
Sectors
Solar, wind, hydrogen, battery storage
Clean energy so far
200 GW
Target
500 GW by 2030

Practice MCQs 2 questions

Q1 Advanced

At which event was the Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform launched on 10 January 2025?

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Correct answer: C — Bharat Climate Forum 2025

PIB (Commerce): Piyush Goyal unveiled the platform at the Bharat Climate Forum 2025 in New Delhi on Friday (10 January).

Q2 Advanced

The Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform focuses on value chains in which of the following sectors?

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Correct answer: A — Solar, wind, hydrogen and battery storage

PIB (Commerce): the platform is designed to enhance India's cleantech value chains in the solar, wind, hydrogen and battery storage sectors.

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