The government’s plan to install sensors in farms to track the use of water, fertilizers, chemicals and pesticides and to promote smart farming. The sensors will send signals to farmers about the optimal amount of inputs required for their crops, which will help them save...
November 2023 BioFuelCircle, a bioenergy supply chain company, plans to expand its operations across India by 2028 and connect one million farmers to its platform. The company uses a digital platform and a combination of tools to ensure reliable and quality supply of biomass for...
November 2023 Government-run power plants in Punjab are purchasing biomass pellets for blending with coal to manage paddy crop residue. Tenders have been issued to procure 18,000 metric tonnes (MT) of pellets, with plans to purchase 2.5 lakh MT more. However, the use of stubble...
Nov 24, 2023 A group of farmers in India have succeeded in making rice cultivation sustainable by drastically minimising the use of water to grow their crop. Farmers also use a drip irrigation technique, where they make sure the water reaches the root of the...
Anand Mahindra, the chairman of Mahindra Group, proposed a solution to the air pollution problem in Delhi-NCR caused by stubble burning. He suggested that regenerative agriculture, a farming method that improves soil health and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, should be adopted as an alternative to...
EverEnviro Resource Management, a renewable energy company, has partnered with Torrent Gas, supported by GAIL India Ltd, to supply compressed biogas (Bio CNG) in Punjab. The project will use paddy residue as biomass to produce Bio CNG, which will be fed into the city gas...
Nov 07, 2023 The Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA), an initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to facilitate the adoption of biofuels as a key component of energy transition and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Gauri Singh, Deputy Director General of the International Renewable Energy...
Nov 6, 2023 Researchers at IIT Delhi have developed a sustainable solution to stubble burning through the creation of affordable and strong housing units from agricultural waste. Their new approach uses solid waste, i.e., agro residues, to create sustainable, affordable homes. These homes not only...
October 2023 The Uttar Pradesh government has approved 12 private sector bioenergy projects worth Rs 550 crore, which will produce over 90 tonnes of compressed biogas (CBG) and 44 kilolitres (kl) of biodiesel per day from agricultural waste. The projects are part of the state’s...
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved 12 private sector bioenergy projects worth Rs 550 crore, which will produce compressed biogas (CBG) and biodiesel from agricultural waste. The Compressed biogas (CBG) projects will produce 93 tons of CBG per day from agricultural waste and the state...