<p data-path-to-node="5">Calling for a nationwide push toward cleaner freight movement and sustainable supply chains, experts, policymakers, and industry leaders unveiled the <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="169">Hyderabad Declaration</b> at the International Conference on Green Technology, Policy and Finance (ICGTPF). The policy framework urges the Central Government to establish a dedicated <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="348">National Green Logistics and Sustainable Supply Chain Mission</b> to accelerate decarbonization across India’s logistics network.</p><p data-path-to-node="6">Drafted as a policy-ready framework complete with a Cabinet note and a Prime Minister’s Office decision brief, the declaration will be submitted to NITI Aayog and relevant ministries to guide national adoption.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="8"><b data-path-to-node="8" data-index-in-node="0">Cost Reduction Goals, Hydrogen Corridors, and Sustainable Ports</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="9">The proposed framework targets structural efficiencies to align national freight movement with global green trade standards:</p><ul data-path-to-node="10"><li><p data-path-to-node="10,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Trimming Logistics Overhead:</b> The declaration highlights that enhancing logistics efficiency could lower India's logistics costs from 14% of GDP down to global benchmarks of 8–9%, yielding estimated annual economic gains between $320 billion and $390 billion through fuel savings and operational optimization.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">National Hydrogen Corridors:</b> A key recommendation includes launching the National Green Logistics &amp; Hydrogen Corridors Mission, featuring the Kandla–Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) as a national pilot project for green hydrogen deployment.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Zero-Emission Port Infrastructure:</b> The roadmap urges the conversion of major commercial ports into zero-emission hubs and proposes establishing a dedicated Green Logistics and Ports Fund through public-private partnerships.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,3,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">Digital Carbon Tracking:</b> The strategy calls for deploying AI-enabled digital logistics platforms with carbon-tracking capabilities to help shippers measure, manage, and reduce supply chain emissions.</p></li></ul>