IBA seeks 10% compulsory fermented organic manure blending target by 2030India's soil health is set to improve with a new proposal for Fermented Organic Manure (FOM). The Indian Biogas Association suggests a phas...
10 May, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
No LPG, no worry: This village in Kolhapur cooks food without cylinders, wood or coalIn Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, families are cooking with biogas, a clean fuel derived from local waste like cattle dung and kitchen sc...
28 Apr, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
JICA keen to collaborate on semicon, new energyJICA is eager to partner with India on semiconductor and new energy initiatives. The agency plans to invest JPY 275 billion this year, a si...
25 Mar, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
Budget boost: Excise relief on biogas-blended CNG to aid gas retailersThe Indian government's FY27 budget exempts excise duty on biogas blended with CNG, potentially improving margins for gas retailers. While ...
01 Feb, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
For net-zero, we need more waste-to-energy plants, decentralised biobank storage: Sangita M Kasture, Scientist ‘G’, MNREIndia’s National Bioenergy Programme addresses environmental issues, empowers rural communities, and seeks to replace imported fossil fuels...
22 May, 2025, 04.10 PM 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
Indian Biogas Association demands Rs 90 per kg fixed rate for procurement of compressed biogasThe Indian Biogas Association (IBA) is advocating for a fixed procurement price of Rs 90 per kg for biogas by oil and gas marketing compani...
16 Jun, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
Renewable energy ministry to continue Bio Energy Programme till 2025-26, provides Rs 858 cr for phase-IThe MNRE has continued the National Bioenergy Programme for 2021-22 to 2025-26. The programme was recommended for implementation in two Pha...
07 Nov, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
IBA asks MNRE to continue waste to energy scheme with central assistanceThe Indian Biogas Association has asked the Ministry of New &; Renewable Energy (MNRE) to continue the waste-to-energy scheme through centr...
25 Nov, 2021, 05.45 PM IST
MNRE organising webinars on renewable energyThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Tuesday said it has been conducting a series of webinars on achievements in clean energy...
15 Jun, 2021, 03.51 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
In Swachh drive, Centre tells cities to take cattle to sheds, set up biogas units10 plants in each city suggested; 71.68 lakh cattle estimated in urban areas.
31 Dec, 2016, 12.30 AM IST
Only 47,490 biogas plants installed in 2015-16, 42.7% of the targetWhile the development of solar and wind energy capacity has been making major strides of late, the oldest form of renewable energy in use s...
26 Mar, 2016, 10.42 AM IST
Siddarth Goenka helps villages fight global warming with biogas plantsThe 30-year-old, who studied in Birmingham & worked with JM Morgan Stanley believes non-renewable energy such as LPG is not sustainable.
23 Mar, 2016, 01.10 PM IST
MPs from Commomwealth Asia, the Pacific to discuss climate changeCommonwealth Parliamentarians from Asia and the Pacific gathered to discuss impact of climate change on energy security and sustainability ...
18 Jan, 2016, 06.42 PM IST
MPs from commonwealth Asia, the Pacific to discuss climate changeThe Parliamentarians are taking part in the Asian regional workshop on sustainability, energy and development in the national capital.
18 Jan, 2016, 03.04 PM IST
2000 acres identified for solar power plants in HaryanaHaryana government today said it has identified about 2,000 acres of panchayat land in the state having potential of installation of solar ...
04 Apr, 2015, 06.51 PM IST