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Rs 50 lakh from garden leaves: How IIT Bombay turned waste into cooking fuel to cut LPG cost by 60%- IIT Bombay turns campus leaves into cooking fuel, cuts LPG use by 60%, saves Rs 50 lakh in annual transport costs
- From biomass to biochar: Ankur Scientific’s 4-decade journey of turning waste into wealth
- Air quality worsens in Delhi-NCR: CAQM sends team to Bathinda, steps up Punjab monitoringThe Commission for Air Quality Management has called an urgent review meeting with Punjab officials after a surge in paddy stubble burning ...05 Nov, 2026, 12.53 AM IST
- CAQM takes serious view of spurt in farm fires in PunjabThe Commission for Air Quality Management held a meeting regarding the high incidence of farm fires in Punjab. Recent data indicated a sign...04 Nov, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
- Union agriculture minister launches campaign to promote sustainable farmingUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has inaugurated the 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan,' a campaign dedicated to advancing sustainable f...23 Oct, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
- Beyond Oil: How bioenergy investments can rebalance India-Russia tradeRussia now exports more than $60 billion worth of goods annually to India, primarily crude oil, petroleum products, coal, and fertilisers.16 Oct, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
- How did scientists trap a ‘forever chemical’ linked to US military sites?A USDA-led study found that specially produced biochar retained more than 99% of PFOS in laboratory soil experiments. The same research pro...04 Oct, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
- ETMarkets Management Talk | Nuclear, data centres, hydrogen: DEE Development Engineers maps its next growth phase, says Shikha BansalFor DEE Development Engineers, the focus is now shifting from a largely capex-led expansion phase towards capacity utilisation, execution, ...18 Sep, 2026, 09.19 AM IST
- Thermal plants' biomass shortfall in FY25 due to supply challenges, not intent: APPThe Association of Power Producers (APP) attributes thermal power plants' inability to meet biomass co-firing targets to limited availabili...25 Dec, 2025, 02.42 PM IST
- Govt revises biomass guidelines to boost bio energy and ease of doing businessThe Centre has revised guidelines for the Biomass Programme, aiming to boost cleaner energy adoption and ease business operations. These re...28 Jun, 2025, 10.11 PM IST
- Power ministry to benchmark biomass pellet pricesThe power ministry will benchmark the prices of biomass pellets used for co-firing in thermal power plants to establish a sustainable suppl...28 Jun, 2023, 12.26 AM IST
- NTPC seeks startups to produce torrefied biomass pelletsThrough its research and development wing NETRA, the NTPC intends to provide a platform to startups to enable them develop an advanced tech...01 May, 2022, 03.28 PM IST
- View: Biomass co-firing can help India secure 50% energy from non-fossil sources by 2030Biomass co-firing can account for integrating renewable energy in coal-based power plants. It can also become carbon neutral with appropria...05 Jan, 2022, 11.27 PM IST
- NTPC places order for 9.3 lakh tonne biomass pelletsNTPC placed an order for 8,65,000 tonnes of biomass pellets, for which supply is already in progress. Further, NTPC has placed an additiona...31 Oct, 2021, 01.52 PM IST
- India tweaks policy to use biomass pellets in coal-fired power plantsThe decision, announced on Friday, makes it mandatory for three categories of thermal power plants to use a 5% blend of biomass pellets alo...09 Oct, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
- Stubble burning: Central commission directs 11 thermal plants around Delhi to co-fire biomass pelletsPaddy straw burning is a matter of grave concern in NCR and adjoining areas. Ex-situ utilisation of paddy straw is an important strategy am...21 Sep, 2021, 10.24 PM IST
- NTPC invites bids for biomass pellet procurement for thermal plantsThe power producer has envisaged consumption of five million tonnes of pellets in the current year at its 17 its power plants including NTP...27 Sep, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
- NTPC adopts sustainable measures to curb pollutionIn the past fortnight, NTPC Dadri power plant has been co-firing close to 70-80 tons of agro-residue fuel along with coal. The power plant ...03 Jan, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
- NTPC to use biomass to co-fire coal-based power plants, cut emissionsNTPC plans to burn biomass like scrap lumber, forest debris, crop residues, manure and some types of waste residues along with coal to gene...21 Oct, 2018, 04.38 PM IST
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