After ethanol in petrol, it’s now Bio-CNG’s turn: Govt’s Rs 23,731 crore push could change what powers your CNG car in the years aheadIndia is set to unveil the GOBARdhan scheme, targeting a significant rise in Compressed Biogas production. By transforming agricultural was...
10 Aug, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Forget LPG cylinders, this Pune IITian hasn’t bought cooking gas in 7 years. His ‘Vaayu’ turns kitchen waste into fuelAmidst LPG cylinder supply concerns, Pune engineer Priyadarshan Sahasrabuddhe's 'Vaayu' biogas system is gaining traction. This compact uni...
18 Mar, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
GPS Renewables acquires Germany-based Proweps EnvirotechBiofuels company GPS Renewables has bought Germany-based Proweps Envirotech, which specialises in technologies that use waste including org...
08 Aug, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
To prevent choking, Railways plans to install dustbins in coaches with bio-toiletsThe decision was taken after plastic bags, sanitary napkins, bottles were found stuck in toilets.
15 Oct, 2018, 09.28 PM IST
Contact lenses contribute to microplastic pollution20 Aug, 2018, 12.19 PM IST
Railways aiming to install bio-toilets in all trains by March 2019As of May 31, 1,36,965 bio-toilets have been fitted in 37,411 coaches, at a cost of around Rs 1 lakh per toilet, as per PTI.
24 Jun, 2018, 11.28 AM IST
- RIKA Biofules to invest $100-150 million to build Bio CNG plants in Punjab
The MoU has been signed with Rika Biofuels Development Ltd. Uk by Punjab Bureau of Industrial Promotion (PBIP) and Punjab Energy Developmen...
11 May, 2018, 05.25 PM IST
Railways installed over 1 lakh bio-toilets in trains: GovernmentIn these bio-toilets, fitted underneath the lavatories, human waste is collected and processed by anaerobic bacteria that converts it mainl...
16 Mar, 2018, 07.41 PM IST
Railways plans green toilets for clean trains, stationsStinking toilets in trains may soon become a thing of the past. Indian Railways is gearing up to replace all conventional toilets in the tr...
03 Oct, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
After Freedom Park, waste to light up Gandhinagar in BengaluruThe BBMP's investment in the project is Rs 79 lakh. The plant has a capacity to process 5 tonne of wet waste a day.
07 Apr, 2015, 11.01 AM IST
Organic Recycling Systems develops green mode of generating electricity from solid wasteUpon completion, the Pune plant will have a capacity to treat 273,750 tonnes of waste each year and generate 44.55 million units of electri...
16 Mar, 2015, 06.09 PM IST
UK's bus powered by human waste hits roadsUK’s first ever bus to run on human poo has finally hit the roads.
20 Nov, 2014, 02.52 PM IST
UK to help India reduce emission without affecting growthThe UK government will share new technologies in clean and renewable energy to help India in addressing climate change in a way that its gr...
06 Jul, 2014, 10.48 AM IST
Social consciousness core of Indian research centres: Shashi TharoorUnion Minister Shashi Tharoor today said social consciousness is the main factor which distinguishes Indian research institutes from those ...
05 Jun, 2013, 09.07 PM IST
- DRDO licensing eco-toilets to private companies
To prevent open defecation along the Dhamra coast, DRDO have taken up a project of installing 1000 bio-toilets.
24 Jun, 2012, 09.00 PM IST
Retailers like Wal-Mart, Tesco & others ship food waste to power plants for electricity generationBioenergy can provide at least 8% of the UK's demand by 2020, valued at about $13 billion at today's oil prices, the government forecasts.
07 Jun, 2012, 09.16 AM IST
- Biogas can gain importance in view of rising LPG prices: PAU
In view of escalating Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) costs, biogas can gain importance, according to PAU experts.
04 Jul, 2011, 03.57 PM IST