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Vedanta says biomass facility of Talwandi Sabo Power helps in reducing stubble burning in PunjabVedanta's Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd biomass facility has dramatically cut farm fire incidents in Mansa, Punjab. Stubble burning cases dropped...
Supreme Court hints at arrests, penalties to curb stubble burningThe Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested strict measures, including arrests and penalties, to tackle stubble burning in Punjab. Chief Justi...
Centre to provide Rs 1 lakh crore infra boost to Delhi in 2 years; Nitin Gadkari says it will change the face of the capitalThe Union government will spend Rs 1 lakh crore to enhance Delhi's infrastructure. Projects include cleaning Yamuna, reducing air pollution...
Centre urges states to boost stubble management plans as Delhi air crisis loomsThe Centre is urging states to enhance the execution of micro-level action plans for crop residue management to mitigate the annual air qua...
Stubble pollution: Centre's stand on Delhi air likely to point at PunjabThe Centre is not in favour of reworking the MSP for paddy or other crops, ET gathers. The agriculture ministry holds that the fixed MSP wh...
PM Modi announces launch of Global Biofuel Alliance, invites other G20 leaders to join the initiativeIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Global Biofuel Alliance during the G20 Summit and invited world leaders to join. The allia...
Schneider Electric invests undisclosed amount in Biofuels JunctionSchneider Electric has invested in Biofuels Junction through its clean energy fund, Schneider Electric Energy Access (SEEAA). The Mumbai-ba...
Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia co-leads investment in Biofuels JunctionSEEAA is an impact fund dedicated to investing in clean energy start-ups that work towards increasing the quality of life and boosting econ...
After solar alliance, India makes case for biofuels grouping to support energy transition: PM ModiIndia is proposing a global alliance on biofuels among G20 members to accelerate sustainable biofuels deployment and support the global ene...
India says its proposed biofuels alliance draws interest of Russia, Brazil among othersPuri announced last October that India, the world's third biggest oil consumer, would use its G20 presidency to try and set up an internati...
India aims to harness the market to cut deadly air pollutionSmoke from the burning of crop stubble lingers over most of north India for weeks during the cold months of November and December, with air...
Govt planning to use stubble for biofuels, manure: Union minister Bhupender YadavUnion Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav made these remarks in his intervention during a discussion on the iss...
Steps being taken to combat Delhi, north pollution: JavadekarThe Union minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change was speaking online at the launch of the country's first demonstration plant ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Stubble burning from Punjab, Haryana contributed to 32% of pollution in Delhi on Saturday: SAFARThe report, which analyses the impact of pollutant PM2.5, showed that the highest contribution since October 11 by stubble burning was seen...
PM Modi targets Rs 12,000 crore saving in oil import bill from ethanol useThe world's third largest oil consumer is dependent on imports to meet 81 per cent of its needs.
States ignore national policy on crop residue management; Indulge in stubble burningHad the Delhi’s neighbouring states adhered to the guidelines of the two-year-old national policy for management of crop residue (NPMCR), t...
Wealth from waste: A novel Indian biotech solutionSharma even suggests rapidly the plant should be upgraded to manufacture butanol instead of ethanol, which is an even higher value product,...