biomass

India’s energy security is tethered to a war zone

March 19, 2026 6:53 pm

Today, India has around 33 crore LPG connections, with over 10 crore households covered under the PMUY scheme. The average annual consumption among beneficiary households has risen steadily, with India delivering over 55 lakh cylinders daily across consumer categories

Over 20k metric tonnes of biomass used in seven NCR thermal plants

March 14, 2022 6:21 am

Using paddy straw in power plants is one way of minimising burning of stubble.

NTPC to use biomass to co-fire coal-based power plants, cut emissions

October 21, 2018 1:18 pm

Sources said the use of biomass co-firing technology generates renewable energy using agro residue based fuel and can be cost competitive with solar and wind power.

Domestic biomass burning deadliest source of air pollution: Study

January 11, 2018 6:53 pm

That report had attributed over 1.1 million deaths recorded in 2015 to outdoor exposure to PM2.5, which are ultrafine air-borne particulates as tiny as 30 times the width of a human hair.

New technique develops carbon dioxide-free energy from fossil fuels

January 03, 2018 6:42 pm

A new method developed by researchers allows fossil fuels to be converted into other products and energy, without giving out carbon dioxide.

Eco-friendly method can turn raw biomass into high value chemicals, pharmaceuticals

January 01, 2018 5:17 pm

66 per cent of India still relies on dung-based fuel to cook: UN

June 30, 2014 12:17 am

The 2011 population census of India estimates the number of rural households at 167.8 million.

Uttarakhand looks at pine needles for clean development

December 21, 2009 2:33 am

As climate change and its effects begin to dawn upon the world,clean development technologies has started finding more...