Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India's first hydrogen train between Jind and Sonipat.

Exam-focused facts from the 21 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab on July 17, 2026, unveiling development projects worth around Rs 26,800 crore.
He flagged off India's first hydrogen-powered train between Jind and Sonipat, which uses hydrogen fuel cell technology and produces zero carbon emissions.
The hydrogen train has a 10-coach configuration and a 3,200 HP propulsion system, designed and engineered using indigenous technology.
Prime Minister Modi dedicated and laid the foundation stone of National Highway projects worth over Rs 12,470 crore in Haryana, including the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
In Chandigarh, he inaugurated the Advanced Mother and Child Centre and the Advanced Neurosciences Centre at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER).
In Jalandhar, he inaugurated 75 redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, including Jalandhar Cantt, developed at a cost of about Rs 1,570 crore.
He also flagged off the Kartoli-Ambala train service and the Amritsar (Chheharta)-Varanasi train service.