17.04.2025

1. The treaty allows the World Health Organization (WHO) to mandate lockdowns and vaccination drives during future pandemics.
2. The treaty promotes equitable access to vaccines and medical technologies through benefit-sharing and technology transfer mechanisms.
3. It is a legally binding instrument negotiated by an intergovernmental body under the WHO framework.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Nuclear energy is excluded from the current definition of "green hydrogen" under India’s Green Hydrogen Mission.
2. Battery storage and hydrogen production are currently treated as integrated systems to optimize energy infrastructure.
3. India aims to achieve 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by the year 2030.
4. India’s path to net-zero by 2070 includes the use of low-carbon hydrogen derived from both renewable and nuclear sources.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Government of India aims to achieve 100 GW of installed nuclear power capacity by 2047 as part of its efforts towards a net-zero economy.
2. Flexing nuclear power plants is considered a cost-effective solution for balancing supply and demand due to the relatively low operational cost of nuclear energy.
3. Electrolysers used for hydrogen production from surplus electricity are a mature technology and can reduce the need for large-scale electricity storage solutions.
4. The current policy framework defines "green hydrogen" only as hydrogen produced using electricity from solar and wind power, excluding nuclear-based hydrogen.