DaimlerChrysler, CSIR tie-up for bio-diesel

DaimlerChrysler India has joined hands with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to produce bio-diesel in India. Addressing newspersons, CSIR director general, R.A. Mashelkar said, ‘‘total cost of the project, scheduled for five years, would be euro 6,00,000, out of which the German government would fund euro 2,00,000, while the rest would be contributed by DaimlerChrysler AG.’’

The project will focus on trial operation with bio-diesel extracted from Jatropha plants which are cultivated on eroded soil. The idea behind the project was to demonstrate the feasibility of Jatropha bio-diesel in modern vehicles, Mashelkar said.