Charcoal traders go to Uganda after Kenya ban
Kenya's ban on logging two years ago has seen charcoal traders flock to Uganda, which has now become the main source of the fuel, further putting a strain on the country’s dwindling forest cover. Kenya
Biofuels
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Country’s first biofuel aircraft flagged off from Doon
Dehradun: Turmeric is known for its bright yellow colour. But on Monday morning, Haldi — name of a SpiceJet Q400 turboprop — coloured Indian skies green by becoming the first aircraft with passengers to
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Rajasthan first State to implement biofuel policy
Will lay emphasis on increasing production of oilseeds Rajasthan has become the first State in the country to implement the national policy on biofuels unveiled by the Centre in May this year. The desert
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We can feed the world if we change our ways
Current crop yields could provide nutritious food for the projected 2050 global population, but only if we make radical changes to our dietary choices, a new study shows. Researchers from Lancaster
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Cabinet approves National Biofuel Policy to reduce Green House Gas emission
It also allows use of surplus food grains for production of ethanol for blending with petrol with the approval of National Biofuel Coordination Committee, it said The Cabinet approved the National
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Burning of biofuels, suspended dust emit 48% of total pollution in Mumbai
Despite a 2016 study carried out by the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) indicating that the share of pollutants from burning the biofuels and suspended dust was almost 48.25
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Bamboo to ethanol, India's biofuel industry to explode into a $15 bn market
Indian oil companies are investing in biofuel refineries to boost ethanol production from non-molasses sources such as agricultural residues An oil refinery in a region in India that’s more famous
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India offers Rs 1 lakh crore business in bio-fuel, bio-energy: Dharmendra Pradhan
NEW DELHI: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said India is a happening place as it is offering Rs one lakh crore business in bio-fuel and bio-energy to the investors across the
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Britain and Europe must ban palm oil in biofuel to save forests, EU parliament told
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo inspecting a peatland clearing that was engulfed by fire in Banjar Baru in southern Kalimantan province on Borneo island. If Britain and other European nations are to
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Unpacking the nexus: Different spatial scales for water, food and energy
<p>Recent years have shown increased awareness that the use of the basic resources water, food, and energy are highly interconnected (referred to as a ‘nexus’). Spatial scales are an important