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In 2020, Southwest University researchers treated rice husks with acid and burned them into ash; replacing 10% of cement with the ash increased compressive strength by 16.22% after 56 daysChinese researchers have found a way to strengthen cement using burnt rice husks. This agricultural waste, when treated and added, signific...- Milkfood bets on premium dairy, plans Rs 20 crore Patiala investmentThe Company says it combines premium product expansion with Patiala capacity enhancement, energy-efficiency initiatives, and focus on opera...
- In 2018, scientists added up to 15 tons of cacao-shell biochar per hectare to degraded tropical soil; maize yields improved over several growing seasonsResearch indicates that using cacao-shell waste to create biochar has significantly improved agricultural yields on degraded farmland in Su...
- The ethanol story is changing. Is investing in the ecosystem the better way? 15 stocks across different market cap segmentsThe ethanol story started simply enough: Cut India's dependence on imported crude oil. It would save foreign exchange. Give farmers a new a...
- ‘Your gut will unfollow you’: Gastro doctor issues warning against deep-fried idlis, shares 3 simple ways to make the South Indian staple healthierA gastroenterologist advises against deep-fried idlis, highlighting their negative digestive impact. He suggests using whole black urad dal...
- Ethanol ecosystem: Judging fear by noise is not evidence; 15 stocks from the ecosystemSugar is one of the oldest distressed sectors in India. For decades it has swung between glut and shortage, carried heavy debt, was depende...
- Sinopec unit signs engineering deal for Central Asia's first large-scale integrated biojet fuel complexSinopec Engineering will design Central Asia's first large-scale sustainable aviation fuel complex. This project in Uzbekistan will produce...
- Govt lifts curbs on rice exports, removes floor price for non-basmati grainThe government has removed the minimum export price for non-basmati rice and exempted parboiled and husked rice from export duty. The chang...
- Govt exempts parboiled rice, husked brown rice from export dutyThe government has removed export duties on parboiled rice and husked brown rice, effective from October 22. Previously, duties were slashe...
- Vietnam imports husked brown rice from India for re-exports, sources sayVietnam has recently imported husked brown rice from India for the first time in years, aiming to process it into refined white rice for ex...
- IIT Guwahati develops silica nanoparticle-coated cotton fabric for efficient oil-water separation; aids in clearing oil spillsResearchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a silica nanoparticles coated cotton fabric that can separa...
- IIT-Guwahati develops fabric that can separate oil from water, help in tackling marine pollutionThe aim is to convert an agricultural waste into a sustainable value-added product to mitigate marine oil pollution, he said.
- Export duty on husk rice scrappedOfficials said the duty was scrapped after review of rice stocks. The exemption will be effective from April 11. The centre in September, 2...
- Chhattisgarh advises centre to set up biofuel units using paddy huskChhattisgarh government has offered the Centre a solution to the problem of stubble burning in fields—set up ethanol or biofuel units using...
- Goodyear working on extracting silica from rice husk ash for use in tyres: Surendra Chawla"Traditionally, we use carbon black to provide strength to rubber. But silica has certain unique properties over carbon black."
- How Goodyear Tyre plans to procure silica at low-cost'The concept came to us at a conference in the United States for small business innovations and research. Here, we saw one of these small b...
- Goodyear uses rice husk to manufacture tyresGoodyear today announced it will utilize ash left over from the burning of rice husks to produce electricity as an environmentally friendly...
- Usher Agro to extract silica from rice husk ashMumbai-based Usher Agro, a rice and wheat processor that came out with a QIP recently, has procured license for silica precipitation techno...
- Why wait for gas? NRIs power West Champaran with rice huskA small group of US-based NRIs have set up rice husk-based power-generating units in the area, lighting up some 500-700 households spread o...
- Rice husk power: Virginia venture for Bihar villagesTwo Virginia University students have started a project with an India-based partner to supply electricity to villages in Bihar by burning r...
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