The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge), Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan at the inauguration of the ‘Bio-Energy Summit 2015’, on the theme ‘Bio-Energy: The Next Generation’, organised by CII, in New Delhi on November 17, 2015. The Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Mr. Upendra Tripathy and other dignitaries are also seen.
Deliberations Help Government In Forming An Effective Bio-Fuel Policy
New Delhi (PIB-GR-TYP-BIN): Petroleum Minister Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan stressed the need to integrate the bio-energy policies with rural-agricultural economy. Inaugurating the Bio-Energy Summit 2015 organized by CII in New Delhi on November 17, the Minister said that deliberations will help the government in forming an effective bio-fuel policy in 2016-17.
Mr. Pradhan said the Government is committed to promote alternate renewable sources of energy, such as, ethanol and bio-diesel. He said these alternate fuels would reduce our dependency on import of crude oil, provide savings in foreign exchange, provide better remuneration for the farmers and address growing environment issues. Shri Pradhan said Oil & Gas PSUs have also been advised to take up pilot projects on Waste to fuel under Prime Minister’s Clean India Initiative.
(Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN/IAIJ)
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