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Lenin Babu, K.
- Biofuels for Energy Security
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1 Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru 560 072, IN
1 Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru 560 072, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 06 (2018), Pagination: 1151-1151Abstract
Ever since Rudolf Diesel (inventor of the diesel engine) successfully operated a mechanical engine with peanut oil in 1893, it was predicted that vegetable oil will replace fossil fuels. However, availability of cheap and surplus fossil fuels had hindered research on vegetable oils (biofuels), and fossil fuels have continued to be the single most important source of energy. In India, diesel alone meets an estimated 73% of transportation fuel demand. However, domestic production caters to only 22% of the demand, the rest is imported and the amount of imports is increasing with every passing year, from 189.4 million tonnes (mt) in 2014–15 to 202.1 mt of crude oil in 2015–16. Continued dependence on fossil fuels, in addition to a huge strain on the government exchequer, has led to environmental pollution, and global warming, besides several health problems.Full Text
- Challenges for Effective Implementation of National Resource Efficiency Policy 2019
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1 Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center, Major Sandeep Unikrishnan Road, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
1 Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center, Major Sandeep Unikrishnan Road, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 12 (2019), Pagination: 1941-1942Abstract
Compelled by the growing economy, India is extracting resources @ 1580 tonnes/acre, much higher than the world average of 450 tonnes/acre with a low recycling rate at 25% only. Together, economy and consumption patterns are expected to double the demand for materials from the current 7 billion tonnes by 2030, leading to several ecological and economic backlashes. To prevent such a situation, the Government of India has proposed a draft Resource Efficiency Policy and sought suggestions from stakeholders. This contribution aims for a wider dissemination of information about the Draft Policy and also suggestions by the authors for effective implementation of proposed policy.Full Text
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- MoEF, Draft of National Resource Efficiency Policy 2019. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India; http://moef.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Draft-NationalResourc.pdf (assessed on 5 August 2019).
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- NITI Aayog, Strategy on resource efficiency, Government of India, New Delhi, 2017.