Call to focus on tapping green fuels

 
In the two-day national symposium on chemical engineering, conducted at the Andhra University, rouse a call to focus on tapping green fuels like bio-diesal and bio- ethanol.  In which Mr.M.Ganapathy, president of reliance group of Manufacturing industries, said that India should focus on bio-fuels to meet the energy needs of the country, as the fossil fuels are getting fast depleted the world over and there is an imperative need to evolve appropriate strategies to promote jatropha cultivation in the country. He said, "that Jatropha curacas is our best bet and we want to promote contract farming on marginal lands".

(The Business Line, 6th January  2007)