Source:TOI
Context: The Banas Bio-CNG Model Plant — a joint initiative of Banas Dairy, Suzuki Motor Corporation and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) — was inaugurated at Vinchhivadi, Dhanera taluka, Banaskantha district, Gujarat.
Purpose: promote clean energy, circular economy and additional income opportunities for livestock farmers.
How the Plant Works
- Processes 100 metric tonnes per day (MTPD) of cattle dung
- Through anaerobic digestion
- To produce clean fuel and organic fertiliser
Gramin Bharat Taxi
- Nine taxis were flagged off under the country’s first rural-level cooperative-model “Gramin Bharat Taxi” service
- Under which drivers own their vehicles
