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Over 100-year-old cooperative society transforming lives of farmers in PunjabA century-old cooperative in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district is empowering farmers with loans, equipment rentals, and ultra-low-cost biogas. T...- ‘People from my town came to see me off’: Pune's 'Poddar uncle' recalls his first international trip to Germany in 1982Kamalakar Potdar, a middle-class boy from Kolhapur, achieved a lifelong dream by traveling to Germany in 1982, becoming the first in his fa...
- There is no future for petrol and diesel vehicles, Nitin Gadkari saysIndia is phasing out petrol and diesel vehicles. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stated there is no future for these fuels. Manufacturers must...
- This UK agritech firm eyes India rollout for rice-tech that may ease food, climate and winter smog woesStraw Innovations’ Straw Traktor turns leftover paddy straw into biochar and renewable energy and improves soil health. The company claims ...
- Govt to allow up to 35% bio-bitumen mixing, to save Rs 10,000 cr of foreign exchange outflowsUnion Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari declared that the government would allow a 35% blend of lignin with petroleum-based bitumen to ...
- 15-year-old govt vehicles will be scrapped: Nitin GadkariUnion minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said all vehicles belonging to the Indian government that have completed 15 years will be scrapped, ...
- PM Modi to dedicate to nation 2G ethanol plant in PanipatThe project will provide direct employment to people involved in the plant operation and indirect employment will be generated in the suppl...
- World Biofuel Day: PM Modi to dedicate 2G ethanol plant in Panipat to nationCreating an end-use for the agri-crop residue would empower farmers and provide an additional income generation opportunity for them. The P...
- LT Foods to join hands with Humankind Group to develop commercial-scale biomass plantsAir pollution in India is among the highest in the world and poses a serious threat to the population’s health. The traditional burning of ...
- Rice cultivation in Punjab and Haryana is triggering an economic and ecological crisisRice cultivation in this region cannot rely solely on monsoon rains and needs supplemental groundwater-based irrigation.
- Biotechnology company wins order from HPCL to set up biogas plant in UPThe project has a potential to save up to 15,000 tonne of CO2 emissions per year and will be completed and commissioned within 12 months.
- Giant rice straw sculptures at Thailand's amusement parkGiant rice straw sculptures at Thailand's amusement park
- Toxic air in Delhi fueled by rice fields that India doesn’t needEach year India’s rice farmers burn the stubble of the harvested paddy crop, contributing to the annual haze.
- 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...
- Niti Aayog working on policy to end crop residue burningAgricultural straw is mostly used as fodder for cattle or for making cardboard in areas where farmers harvest their crop by hand.
- IKEA has an easy plan that can stop stubble burning, reduce pollution in DelhiIKEA said its long-term goal is to contribute to villages reaching zero rice-straw burning.
- Transport Ministry nod for 100% bio-ethanol vehicles by Bajaj, TVSThe Road, Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister was speaking during the launching ceremony of 'Vijaya Kranti', a Telugu news daily.
- 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...
- How goats can clean Delhi’s dirty air"The solution lies in finding profitable ways to use the rice stubble. Of these, the most intriguing is the conversion of stubble into goat...
- Punjab Agricultural University signs MoU with UK UniversityThe agreement states that PAU and the Aston would work jointly for the pot and field trails of bio-char produced from rice straw processing.
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