The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐥, released the IIM Calcutta case study on green hydrogen, titled “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐭: 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐕.𝐎. 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲,” at an event held at Transport Bhavan, New Delhi.
Authored by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐤 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐢, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐈𝐈𝐌 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚; 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐬𝐡; 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐠, the case study captures a real strategic dilemma confronting India as it seeks to achieve its sustainability and energy-transition goals. It highlights how institutions such as V O Chidambaranar Port Authority (𝐕𝐎𝐂𝐏𝐀)  are evolving from traditional infrastructure providers into ecosystem orchestrators capable of shaping the future of green industry and logistics.
The event was attended by 𝐕𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐲 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐌𝐨𝐏𝐒𝐖; 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐭, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐕𝐎𝐂𝐏𝐀; 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐧, 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐕𝐎𝐂𝐏𝐀; and other distinguished guests. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧 represented IIM Calcutta at the occasion.