{"id":301322,"date":"2018-08-10T08:03:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T08:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=301322"},"modified":"2018-08-10T08:03:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T08:03:33","slug":"from-biomass-to-biofuel-says-prime-minister-narendra-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/from-biomass-to-biofuel-says-prime-minister-narendra-modi\/","title":{"rendered":"From biomass to biofuel, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-300919 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/narendra-modi-pm-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/narendra-modi-pm-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/narendra-modi-pm-528x420.jpg 528w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/07\/narendra-modi-pm.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Union Government has come out with a plan to transform biomass to biofuel. A cue about the government plans came today when Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressing an event to mark World Biofuel Day observed that there is a plan to set up 12 modern refineries at different locations in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A large number of employment opportunities will be created in the process. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, addressed a diverse gathering, consisting of farmers, scientists, entrepreneurs, students, government officials, and legislators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He said biofuels can provide fresh momentum to India in the 21st\u00a0century. He added that it is fuel produced from crops, which can change lives of people in both villages and cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He said that the plan to produce ethanol from biofuel was initiated when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister. After 2014, a roadmap was prepared for the Ethanol Blending Programme. He said that besides providing benefit to farmers, this move helped save foreign exchange worth Rs. 4000 crore last year, and the target is to take this number to about Rs. 12,000 crore over the next four years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Prime Minister said that the Union Government is investing significantly in the effort to transform biomass to biofuel. There is a plan to set up 12 modern refineries. A large number of employment opportunities will be created in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Prime Minister said that schemes such as Jandhan, Vandhan, and Gobardhan are helping to transform the lives of the poor, the tribal population, and the farmers. He said that the transformative potential of biofuels can be realized only through the participation of students, teachers, scientists, entrepreneurs and the people. He urged everyone present to help take the benefits of biofuel to the rural areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Prime Minister also released a booklet on \u201cNational Policy on Biofuels 2018.\u201d He also launched the \u201cProactive and Responsive Facilitation, by Interactive and Virtuous Environmental Single-window Hub\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Government has come out with a plan to transform biomass to biofuel. A cue about the government plans came today when Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressing an event to mark World Biofuel Day observed that there is a plan to set up 12 modern refineries at different locations in the country. 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