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India committed to clean energy-based economy, says Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said India is committed to an eminently achievable clean energy-based economy, and added that the country will soon have a policy for flex-fuel engines
 "India committed to clean energy-based economy, says Nitin Gadkari")
India to give $3.5 bn in revised clean tech scheme for auto firms: Report
India sees clean auto technology as central to its strategy to reduce its oil dependence and cut pollution.
 "India to give $3.5 bn in revised clean tech scheme for auto firms: Report")
Huge global disparities in ownership of electric cars, shows study
There are still very few electrified vehicles on the roads in large markets like Russia, South America and Africa
 "Huge global disparities in ownership of electric cars, shows study")
BPCL bullish on clean fuel, aims at raise CNG sale share to 15% in 4-5 yrs
PSU oil marketing company BPCL is aiming big to expand its footprint in clean fuel space and looking to set up an infrastructure to tap the growing market for electric and gas-based mobility
 "BPCL bullish on clean fuel, aims at raise CNG sale share to 15% in 4-5 yrs")
India to get Rs 2 trillion investments for compressed biogas units: Pradhan
JBM Group, Adani Gas, Torrent Gas and Petronet LNG among companies that will set up the units.
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IISc and Indian Oil R&D sign MoU for hydrogen-generation technology
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Research and Development Centre of IndianOil Corporation Limited have signed an MoU to develop and demonstrate biomass gasification-based hydrogen generation technology for producing fuel cell-grade hydrogen at an affordable price. Under this MOU, which was signed on October 29, the IISc and IndianOil will work jointly on the optimisation of both biomass gasification and hydrogen purification processes, the IISc said in a statement. The developed technology will be scaled up and demonstrated at IndianOils R&D Centre at Faridabad. Hydrogen generated from this demonstration plant will be used to power fuel cell buses as part of a bigger project being conceived by IndianOil towards ushering in the countrys hydrogen economy. Speaking on the occasion, IIScs Director Prof G Rangarajan stressed on the academia-industry collaboration and highlighted contributions made by Prof S Dasappa at the Centre for Sustainable ...
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Govt allows use of H-CNG as alternative clean fuel for automobile
H-CNG is an 18% mix of hydrogen in compressed natural gas
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Petroleum Minister urges opting 100% clean fuels for prime tourist cities
He was addressing a virtual meet on ''tourism and rural development'' along with Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel, an official statement said here
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Install washeries at all coal mines to provide affordable fuel, says JSPL
Washing coal increases the efficiency and quality of the dry fuel.
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Mukesh Ambani pushes for clean, affordable energy; tech to decarbonise
"It's not only imperative for us to be net carbon zero but I think that we should opt to recycle carbon," Ambani said.
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Washery tenders delayed, clean coal plan in soup: Here're the details
Coal washing improves the quality by reducing the ash content to 33 per cent from the earlier 40-45 in average coal in India
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Cleaner fuel may mean 60-mt loss of demand by 2035: CRISIL report
In 2017-18, India's petrol consumption was at 26.2 million tonnes and diesel was 81.1 million tonnes
 "Cleaner fuel may mean 60-mt loss of demand by 2035: CRISIL report")
