Decarbonizing India’s Fertilizer Sector and Strengthening The Nation’s Energy Security

• India's fertilizer sector is among the largest consumers of grey ammonia (made from imported natural gas); switching to green ammonia (from green hydrogen via electrolysis using renewable energy) cuts both CO₂ emissions and import dependence.
• The push is operationalised through the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) of MNRE and the SIGHT (Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition) programme, with SECI as nodal aggregator.
• Examinable as a convergence point of GS-III themes: energy security, climate commitments, agriculture inputs, and Atmanirbhar Bharat.