Daily Archives: January 21, 2021

21 JAN – Clean push- Why compressed biogas has an edge over CNG

  How about filling up your vehicle with straw and running it for a full year? If this sounds bizarre, then here’s more. Verbio AG, a German company, claims that you can actually do it with just two tonnes of straw. The company is now busy setting up a plant in the middle of lush…

21 JAN – Centre plans E-portal to sell MSME products- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

  The Centre is working with State Bank of India to launch an E-portal on the lines of Amazon to facilitate Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises to sell their products, Transport & MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Wednesday. At present, Amazon.com generates a business of around Rs.70,000 crore annually for Indian MSMEs, which…

21 JAN – New petrol pumps to be at least 50 m away from water bodies, says CPCB

  Almost a year after directing oil companies to ensure fuel stations are at least 50 metres away from schools, hospitals and residential areas, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has now asked them to maintain similar distance from water bodies too. The move is aimed at protecting the water bodies from getting any possible…