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Aug 2023
26m 40s

Biogas's Comeback in the New Age of Rene...

THE ECONOMIC TIMES
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Biogas is not a bygone. In fact it may soon be the game changer to disrupt LPG and natural gas usage. Even as startups are setting up biogas plants, conglomerates like Reliance Industries and Adani Group are betting thousands of crores on this segment. With the world's largest manufacturing facility for biogas plant set up in Pune by global social enterprise Sistema Bio, Host Kalpana Pathak explores how India's oldest answer to fuel problems is finally getting the push. In this episode of The Morning Brief podcast, we hear from Piyush Sohani of Sistema Bio India, Bharath Vetriivel of Avris Environment Technologies and Gaurav Kedia of Indian Biogas Association. Tune in!

Host Kalpana Pathak closely follows developments in the field of environment and renewable energy. You can listen to additional episodes on this topic below:
The New Forest Bill, Why is Plastic in India Ban-Resistent?, Investing in Earth, The Uncertain Fate Of Asia’s Largest Refinery & Are we also living in a Joshimath?

You can check out more episodes of The Morning Brief on: The Uncertain Fate Of Asia’s Largest Refinery, Has milk politics turned sour in Karnataka?, El Niño: Little Boy, Big Trouble, E-20 Explained: The blender’s pride or bane? And more.

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