- Don't fall for jatropha plants, warns UN body
In a significant implication for the country’s biofuel policy, a specialised arm of the United Nations has warned that the developing count...
26 Jul, 2010, 05.16 AM IST
- 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...
13 Apr, 2010, 01.11 AM IST
- GM, US Energy Dept and India's CSMCRI ink pact for biofuel
Carmaker General Motors on Monday said it has entered into a three-way agreement with the US Department of Energy and India's Central Salt ...
12 Apr, 2010, 07.39 PM IST
- Tata Chemicals buys 35% in Singapore’s JOil
TATA Chemicals has agreed to invest S$25 million for a 35% equity stake in JOil (Singapore), a jatropha seedling company.
26 Nov, 2008, 02.06 AM IST
- Tata Chem unit to invest $25 mn in Singapore JV
Tata Chemicals Ltd said its unit, Tata Chemicals Asia Pacific, will invest S$25 million in a Singapore-based joint venture to propagate jat...
25 Nov, 2008, 07.24 PM IST
- Seed farming for jatropha may be banned
Cultivation of jatropha, a plant used to produce environmentally-friendly biofuels, using seeds may be banned under a proposal being consid...
14 Nov, 2008, 12.33 AM IST
- 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...
03 Aug, 2008, 04.10 AM IST
- UAE, Argentina look to India for biofuel
At a time when crude oil prices are threatening to cut loose and run amok, countries like Oman, the UAE and Argentina have approached an In...
19 Jun, 2008, 03.23 AM IST
- 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...
24 Mar, 2008, 09.45 AM IST
- Lack of R&D may affect jatropha cultivation
Although jatropha cultivation is being encouraged in India to reduce the dependence on high crude imports, there continues to exist some ma...
02 Feb, 2008, 06.17 AM IST
- 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...
01 Dec, 2007, 12.38 PM IST
- D1 Oils to 'comply' with India in Jatropha ruling
D1 Oils, the UK biofuels producer that grows its own materials, will "comply" with an Indian court ruling if found guilty of violating laws...
18 Sep, 2007, 02.00 PM IST
- 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...
13 Aug, 2007, 06.10 PM IST
- Jatropha turns cash crop for farmers
A Dwarka-based company gets enquiries from UK-based companies for contract farming of jatropha.
12 Jul, 2007, 01.45 AM IST
- DARL the new darling of the Forces
The DARL at Pithoragarh, has attained a breakthrough in developing an oil-yielding jatropha germplasm.
20 Jun, 2007, 12.02 AM IST
- 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...
20 Oct, 2006, 12.44 AM IST
- 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 ...
06 Aug, 2006, 12.24 PM IST