The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken up the following programmes on various New Technologies, namely

	Hydrogen Energy
	Chemical Sources of Energy (Fuel Cells)
	Alternative Fuels for Surface Transportation
	Geo Thermal Energy
	Tidal Energy

   As part of these programmes, research, development and demonstration projects have been initiated at various research, scientific and educational institutes, universities, national laboratories, industry, etc.

    These projects are helping in the development of indigenous research and industrial base, expertise, trained manpower and prototypes/devices/systems in the country