Tag: Dharmendra Pradhan
Govt’s big push to biodiesel production from used cooking oil
The union government has released the expression for interest by oil marketing companies for Biodiesel, made from used cooking oil. As per the concerned ministry, Ethanol, 2-G ethanol, CBG, and Biodiesel will help in bringing down import dependency............
India’s proud moment as SpiceJet takes its first biofuel driven flight
Powered by a blend of aviation fuel and oil from jatropha seeds, the maiden flight by SpiceJet plane from Dehradun to Delhi also signified the government's policy push for greater use of alternative resources to cut India’s dependence on oil imports
Skill India to support Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY by training 1 lakh Arogya...
Under a joint initiative of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a MoU was signed between National Skill Development Corporation and National Health Agency to strengthen the workforce for supporting the government's flagship healthcare scheme...………..
National policy on biofuels: Govt targets 20% blending of ethanol in...
The Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan, has informed that improvement in the supply of ethanol for the blending programme that has resulted in supplies jumping from 38 crore litres in 2013-14 to about 141 crore litres in the ongoing season...…………...
BPCL partners Odisha University to produce biofuel out of paddy straw
The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT) have signed an MoU for production of biofuel from paddy based straw........
PetroFed and TERI to undertake a joint study on climate change...
The study will suggest suitable measures for the oil and gas sector to achieve India’s INDC target of reducing emission intensity of GDP.....
WORLD BIOFUEL DAY: “India offers large potential of growth for biofuels”
As per the union petroleum minister, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan, the Indian biofuel programme has the capacity to provide better...