MNRE Minister Pralhad Joshi Launches Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme
Pralhad Joshi Minister of New and Renewable Energy launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI). He mentioned that the scheme is a foundational step towards creating a robust framework for certifying green hydrogen production and ensuring transparency, traceability, and market credibility.
While the scheme applies to companies that have bid for the government's incentives for the production of green hydrogen and its derivatives, it leaves out the exporters who have not availed them.
Commerce Ministry Plans to Extend RoDTEP Scheme beyond September 30
In what could provide confidence to Indian exporters grappling with an unpredictable global market, the government is set to extend the popular Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme beyond September 30, 2025 when it is scheduled to lapse.
The RoDTEP scheme, announced in January 2021, refunds embedded duties and taxes, such as VAT on fuel used in transportation, mandi tax and duty on electricity used during manufacturing of the exported items.