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Compressed biogas offers a sustainable solution to Delhi's pollution crisis: ReportDelhi's pollution crisis demands a shift in agricultural waste management with compressed biogas (CBG) as a potential solution. A single CB...09 Feb, 2025, 11.32 AM IST- Samunnati ties up with Northern Farmers Mega FPO to boost sustainable agricultureSamunnati has partnered with Northern Farmers Mega FPO to empower over 50 Farmer Producer Organizations in northern India. The collaboratio...18 Nov, 2024, 12.37 PM IST
- Centre targets to douse stubble fires by half in Punjab, HaryanaThe target action plan will be challenging for Punjab, which has been reporting highest fire counts year after year, contributing significa...01 May, 2023, 11.40 PM IST
- Punjab farmers shun machines to treat stubble"The usage is very low. Just about 30-35% machines were used till the last harvest season in March-April," said a pollution board member, a...15 Oct, 2022, 10.44 PM IST
- Will take 4-5 yrs to properly resolve stubble burning issue: Punjab pollution control bodyDr Adarsh Pal Vig, Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board said, "It is a social and a psychological problem where behaviour and attitude ...04 Oct, 2022, 11.04 AM IST
- Farm fires: Experts divided on cash incentive to farmers, ask why not use pusa-bio decomposer"Cash incentive is a temporary solution to the problem. Other methods such as using paddy straw in boilers and for manufacturing paper are ...01 Aug, 2022, 06.40 PM IST
- Verve Renewables to collect 1.5 lakh tonnes farm waste for power generation in HaryanaCurrently, the company is collecting bales of paddy straw from over 50,000 acres of land in Punjab and Haryana, and supplies them to the 25...24 Nov, 2020, 03.37 PM IST
- NTPC seeks bids for biomass pellets to fuel thermal power plantsThe state-owned power producer aims to use 5 million tonnes of pellets, made from crop waste, to fuel 17 of its power plants in the current...27 Sep, 2020, 07.30 PM IST
- Paddy stubble to drive bio fuel production in Punjab, HaryanaFarming in Punjab and Haryana produces 30 million tonnes of paddy stubble every kharif season. Most farmers burn this crop residue as there...12 Nov, 2019, 08.14 PM IST
- India's 1st plant to convert paddy straw into biogas near Delhi to tackle pollutionAs agencies double effort to prevent burning of crop stubble that is said to be the main reason for pollution in the national capital regio...20 Oct, 2019, 12.37 PM IST
- Fortum, Haryana University to make textile fibre from paddy strawSome farmers burn crop residues and destroy them, causing environmental pollution.06 Sep, 2019, 10.57 PM IST
- Companies turn burning problem into biz by using stubbleEvery year stubble burning choke north India, but now some firms are not only turning crop waste into money but also saving lungs in the pr...10 Mar, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
- Bio-CNG incentives to usher paddy stubble-based green projectsSanjeev Nagpal, who had developed machinery for bio-CNG projects, said a village-scale project could cost around Rs 35 lakh to set up.04 Oct, 2018, 09.22 PM IST
- RIKA Biofules to invest $100-150 million to build Bio CNG plants in PunjabThe 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
- Rs 100-crore plan to discourage crop burning, improve Delhi airThe state governments will help cooperatives of unemployed youth set up custom hiring centres that will loan out the Happy Seeder machines ...31 Jan, 2018, 01.30 AM IST
- Remedy in sight to end straw burning in northern India?Bengaluru, Oct 13 (IANS) A joint effort is under way by Indian and US scientists to end the harmful practice of rice and wheat straw burnin...13 Oct, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
- Delhi choking! Root cause stems from deep crisis in agricultureThe issues that we raised encompass the agrarian sector, the economy, India’s plurality and diversity, intolerance and freedom of expressio...23 Oct, 2016, 10.16 AM IST
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