Overview
- Addressing the valedictory session at Jamia Millia Islamia’s sustainability conference, Jitendra Singh said green jobs and entrepreneurship will anchor India’s future economy.
- He said the National Green Hydrogen Mission, with an outlay above Rs 19,000 crore, is laying the groundwork for cleaner industrial production.
- He pointed to a Rs 1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation Fund that aims to help startups scale through joint public–private financing.
- Singh forecast new roles in solar manufacturing, battery production, grid operations and biofuels as clean technologies expand across the energy system.
- He highlighted practical steps such as converting older vehicles to electric power and turning used cooking oil into biofuel to keep the transition affordable and scalable.