Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri invited Hungary to join the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA).
In a social media post on platform X, Minister Puri shared this information.
“Very happy to receive the Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade of Hungary, HE Péter Szijjártó today. I thanked him for the help & cooperation that I received when I was in Budapest to evacuate Indian students under #OperationGanga in 2022. I was very happy to know that several Indian students continue to pursue their education in Hungary. During our discussion, I also invited Hungary to join the Global Biofuels Alliance which was launched by PM @narendramodiJi during India’s landmark G20 Presidency,” PM Puri posted on X.
GBA, launched by PM Narendra Modi at G20 Summit in New Delhi, is gaining momentum & inspiring industry leaders, entrepreneurs around the world. The GBA is a consortium of governments, international organizations, and industries, introduced as an initiative by India during its presidency of the G20. Its core purpose is to unite the most significant consumers and producers of biofuels to drive the development and deployment of biofuels.
The alliance aims to boost demand and technology transfer for the production of biofuels and to enhance trade. It is seen as a way for India to cut its import dependence on fuel and to reduce its carbon emissions. The alliance, which is being conceptualized by India, have the United States and Brazil as its founding members.
