by | Dec 13, 2023 | Environmental Solutions, India Updates, Land Pollution, Nanotechnology Pathways
13 Dec, 2023 The use of nanofertilizers, in combination with ‘bulk’ fertilizer(s), can reduce the application size of conventional fertilizers by 25-50 % in agricultural fields. TERI has developed three nano-fertilizer technologies up to commercial scale. These...
by | Dec 7, 2023 | Biofuels, Biogas & CBG, India Updates, Land Pollution, Microbial Pathways, Thermochemical Pathways
December 2023 Reliance Industries (RIL) is in talks with sugar mill operators to source sugarcane press mud, a key raw material for producing compressed biogas (CBG). RIL plans to set up 100 CBG plants in the next five years, using 5.5 million tonnes of agricultural...
by | Dec 5, 2023 | Air Pollution, Biomass for heating and power, Biomass Power Plants, India Updates, Thermochemical Pathways
December 2023 NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) has started biomass co-firing in its coal-based thermal power station NLC Tamilnadu Power Ltd (NTPL) at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. The biomass co-firing is done by using agricultural waste pellets, which provide an additional...
by | Dec 5, 2023 | Bio environmental Solutions, Bioenergy, Biofuels, Biomass for heating and power, India Updates
NLC India Ltd started biomass co-firing at its Tuticorin thermal power plant, blending stubble pellets with coal to reduce coal use. The initiative, in partnership with TANGEDCO, uses agricultural waste to improve power generation efficiency. This effort aligns with...
by | Nov 24, 2023 | Air Pollution, Biofuels, Biomass Power Plants, India Updates, Mechanical Pathways
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,...
by | Nov 24, 2023 | Environmental Solutions, India Updates, Land Pollution
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 plant in...
