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Government-run suppliers allowed to sell bio-diesel to all consumers"No bio-diesel has been offered by the bio-diesel manufacturers till date at the price announced by the oil marketing companies (OMCs).
- Railways to promote alternative fuels in major way: D V Sadananda Gowda
The Minister said the railways will consider exploring possibility of planting Jatropha plants, used for producing bio-diesel, along the ra...
Railways clear jatropha bio-diesel for field trialsRDSO, the research wing of Indian Railways, has cleared Jatropha bio-diesel developed by CSMCRI for field trials.
Indian Oil Corp achieves technological breakthroughIOC today said it has developed technology that will help advance the use of non-edible oil extracted from plants like Jatropha.
- UN official lobbied for private biofuel firms during India visit
The United Nations' top climate official exceeded her brief by a mile pushing the interests of private bio-fuel companies backed by the int...
- GM in pact to develop Jatropha fuel for US
Aiming to be a green leader, auto major General Motors is working towards developing frost-tolerant varieties of jatropha - a drought-resis...
- Madhya Pradesh proposes jatropha cultivation
The rugged Chambal Valley in Madhya Pradesh is being seen as a future energy hub. K S Oils, Ruchi Group and IOC have evinced interest in it...
- Gandhian flays Gujarat Govt for land allotment to pvt firm
Veteran Gandhian and Gujarat Loksamiti President Chuni Vaidya today criticised the state govenment's decision to allot land to a private co...
- WB goes in for Jatropha cultivation for bio-diesel resource
The West Bengal government has taken up a programme to develop cultivation of Jatropha plant to popularise it as a major source of bio-dies...
- Searing crude fuels BP's jatropha drive
The $274-billion oil major British Petroleum Plc (BP) is all set to tap the virgin bio-diesel market in India. Fight kids' asthma organical...
- JSW to start Jatropha extraction unit at Vijaynagar
JSW Steel, the flagship company of the $6 billion O P Jindal Group, is betting big on Jatropha plantation around its Vijaynagar plant aimin...
- Tata Chem to foray into bio-fuels, agri-produce distribution
Tata Chemicals, which has lined up a one billion dollar investment over the next 2-3 years, will foray into bio-diesel, fresh fruits and ve...
- DARL the new darling of the Forces
The DARL at Pithoragarh, has attained a breakthrough in developing an oil-yielding jatropha germplasm.
- Malaysia to develop bio-fuel from Indian crops
Malaysia plans to develop bio-diesel fuels from a crop called Jatropha, which it will buy from India where it is widely cultivated, an offi...
- Greens get more fuel for policy
While the National Policy on Biofuels is waiting in the wings, there is another proposal to promote green fuel.
- Kalam backs jatropha farming in NE
President APJ Abdul Kalam has stated river basins in the North East are well-suited to cultivation of jatropha, a plant whose oil can be us...
- UK-based co plans refinery in Chennai
The UK-based green fuel company D1 Oil is planning to set up a refinery in Chennai for processing crude bio-diesel.
- IOC forms core group
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has formed a core group at the corporate level to spearhead its plans for large scale production of bio diesel...
- Jatropha answer to fuel crisis: FICCI
The Centre should grant a 10-year exemption of excise and customs duties as well as Central and state levies on bio-diesel or Jatropha oil ...
- Bio-diesel industry seeks duty sops
An apex bio-diesel industry body on Tuesday sought duty sops for manufacturing units on imported raw materials used in the fuel.