Centre makes it mandatory for power firms to buy from solid waste plants

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Central government has made it mandatory for all power distribution companies to buy electricity from power plants fuelled by solid waste. This entitlement comes from the recent amendment of the Electricity Regulatory Act (2013). As State governments will have to build plants that can produce energy from solid waste, the ministry offered to cover “20 per cent” of the cost …

National Framework for Malaria Elimination

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Health Minister has launched the National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME) 2016-2030, which outlines India’s strategy for elimination of the disease by 2030. Objectives of NFME: to reduce incidence of malaria to less than 1 case per 1000 population in all States/UTs by 2024 to maintain malaria-free status of the country by 2030 In the short-term, by end of 2016, …

Ethanol blending of Petrol

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Oil Marketing companies have already invited bids for 120 crore litre of Ethanol for blending in petrol for sugar year 2015-16 which would be 5% (approx) of the country’s total petrol consumption. It will not only help in value addition for the farmer’s produce but will also reduce foreign exchange expenditure. Added benefits of blended petrol would be in the …