As told to Parliament (March 20, 2023): Rainfed rice can go down by 20% in 2050 in absence of climate adaptation
All that was discussed in the House through the day
As told to Parliament (February 13, 2023): Climate change likely to pull down wheat yield by 6-25% in 2100, says minister
Rainfed rice yields in India are projected to reduce marginally
As told to Parliament (February 8, 2023): No starvation death reported by states or UTs, Smriti Irani tells Rajya Sabha
PM at India Energy Week launch: Ethanol blending allowed up to 20% in petrol
Domestically produced ethanol has been identified as an opportunity to reduce oil imports, in an effort to achieve energy independence
As told to Parliament (December 22, 2022): Around 60% of India prone to earthquakes
Around 11% of India falls in Zone V, which is the most seismically active
As told to Parliament (December 13, 2022): 130 sq km of forest land set to be diverted in Great Nicobar Island
Mitigation measures have been proposed for the ‘sustainable development’ projects
Uttar Pradesh’s Bioenergy Policy: Good on paper, execution may be tricky
Offers cheap land for lease, tax and tariff exemptions to reduce fossil fuel use
India’s green push for second-generation bioethanol
Could diversify feedstock basket, help secure long-term sustainability with improved economics
Was ethanol the reason for the ban on broken rice exports
A look at official data shows that the allocation of Food Corporation of India rice for ethanol was drastically increased in 2021-22, as compared …
As told to Parliament (April 4, 2022): Amit Shah plays down Opposition worries on data collection Bill
As told to Parliament (March 25, 2022): Central hub to provide quality seeds to farmers
Second-generation bioethanol: It is time to launch it headlong
Reactive pipeline technology could be a game changer for bioethanol production; it can reduce crude oil imports and bolster India’s energy …
Is ethanol blending in petrol really green?
Aggressive sugarcane farming contaminates land, water
India's ethanol roadmap : The targets and challenges
E20 material compliant and E10 compliant vehicles may be rolled out across the country from April 2023
India's 20% ethanol-petrol blending target advanced to 2025
Currently, 8.5% of ethanol is blended with petrol in India
As told to Parliament (March 24, 2021): No green aviation policy drawn up
As told to Parliament (September 21, 2020): No data on farmers’ suicides, admits government
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
As told to Parliament (September 14, 2020): Some 10.4 million jobless migrant workers returned home post-lockdown
How safe is your hand sanitiser
The government hasn’t had much control over India’s hand sanitising manufacturers, who have mushroomed amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus: How hand sanitisers protect against infections
This factsheet tells you what hand sanitisers comprise and how they work
India's ambitious plan to boost biofuel likely to fail without roadmap
In Chhattisgarh, which was supposed to emerge as a biofuel hub by 2014, the plan for establishing biodiesel industry never took off
Centre relaxes environmental clearance for sugar mills
MoEFCC notification comes at a time when sugar mills owe Rs 22,000 crore to farmers for cane supplied in 2017-18
India's ethanol equation
Ethanol blending in petrol is an effective way of increasing domestic petrol availability and for that, all-round efforts need to be made to …
Sugarcane farmers' crisis: bumper harvest turns bane
Thanks to a high yield sugarcane variety, India witnessed bumper harvests in the last 3 seasons, but sugar prices have fallen and sugarcane …
Ethanol, other biofuels will see reduced demand in 10 years
Declining demand for transport fuel will lead to reduced demand for ethanol in the US and EU—main markets for ethanol
