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
Biogas sector expected to see Rs 5,000 crore investment in 2026-27: IBAIndia's biogas sector is poised for significant growth. Investments are expected to exceed Rs 5,000 crore by 2026-27. This surge is fueled ...
21 Dec, 2025, 01.17 PM IST
IBA seeks Rs 10,000 per unit subsidy for household biogas plantsThe Indian Biogas Association (IBA) is advocating for a Rs 5,000 crore scheme to revive 50 lakh underutilized biogas units across rural Ind...
13 Jul, 2025, 10.41 AM IST
Modern biogas tech offers key innovative solutions for waste management, resource optimisation in agriculture: Piyush Sohani, Sistema.bioThe implementation of biogas projects generates jobs in the installation and maintenance of biogas plants while allowing farmers to sell ex...
29 Oct, 2024, 03.09 PM IST
Forward7 and Sistema.bio to supply Biogas technology to small farm owners in Nepal and IndonesiaSaudi Arabia’s Forward7 Initiative and Sistema.bio will deliver 800 biogas units to small farmers in Nepal and Indonesia by January 2025. T...
17 Oct, 2024, 01.51 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
Budget: Indian Biogas Association seeks Rs 1,000-cr fund to promote fermented manure use in agricultureIn its Budget recommendations, the industry body has said it recommends a Rs 1,000-crore fund to promote fermented organic manure. Most of ...
16 Jan, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
A housing complex in Pune is using leftover food to light its parksThe biggest benefit of biogas plants - which are becoming increasingly popular around the world as a way to create climate-smart energy - i...
04 Sep, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Climate is no longer the only major challenge for Mount Everest climbers. It's poop!Human waste left behind by climbers is a major challenge on Mount Everest. A project is now trying to break the nasty stuff down to generat...
03 Nov, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
China surpasses India in biogas plants, exposing hypocrisy of gau rakshaksEconomist TK Moulik explained that India had been among the pioneers in biogas technology but it had taken the Chinese a mere decade to ove...
23 May, 2017, 11.47 AM IST
UNSW Australia to lend expertise in ONGC wellsin its recent funding round, the Australia India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) announced a new grant of Australian Dollar one million to ...
22 Aug, 2016, 08.31 PM IST
Infosys to build 7,620 household biogas plants over a period of 10 yearsThe project costing Rs 22 crore is expected to generate biogas equivalent to about 1 million cylinders of domestic LPG in Ramanagara distri...
30 May, 2016, 06.45 PM 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
- Some Mysoreans bank on biogas made out of waste
At a time when LPG consumers are awaiting anxiously for the government’s decision on the cap on subsidized LPG cylinders, a bunch of Mysore...
07 Nov, 2012, 06.42 AM 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
- 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
- Compressed biogas is set to fuel vehicles here
Now for something greener than compressed natural gas (CNG). India may use its vast organic wastes to produce compressed biogas (CBG).
10 Oct, 2006, 03.36 AM IST