PM Modi wears special jacket made of recycled plastic bottles in Parliament

The jacket Modi was wearing was made of material recycled from plastic bottles.

New Delhi, Feb 08: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a unique blue jacket in Parliament made from recycled plastic bottles on Wednesday.

The prime minister was seen wearing a light blue "sadri" jacket as he sat in the Rajya Sabha in the morning.

Reportedly, the jacket was gifted by Indian Oil Corp during India Energy Week in Bengaluru.

The jacket Modi was wearing was made of material recycled from plastic bottles.

More than 10 crore PET bottles will be recycled to make sustainable garments for India Oil employees and Armed Forces.

Recently the government launched National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay of Rs 19,700 crore, which will facilitate transition of economy to low carbon intensity, reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports and make the country adopt technology and market leadership in this sector.

Hydrogen can be extracted from water by an electrical process called electrolysis using an electrolyser that is powered entirely by renewable energy.

In the Budget, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an allocation of Rs 35,000 crore for priority capital investments towards energy transition and net zero objectives, and energy security by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.