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The pellet plant in
Rewari, Haryana has been inaugurated by Union Minister of New and Renewable
Energy, Pralhad Joshi.
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He also laid the foundation
stone for the K2 Bio-Ethanol plant in Rewari, Haryana.
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The inaugurated pellet
plant has the capacity to produce 240 tonnes of pellets per day from stubble
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This is expected to
improve air quality and support India’s E20 and Net Zero 2070 goals.
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Under new policy, all
thermal plants are required to co-fire biomass and municipal solid waste to
save the environment.
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The minister said that
crop residue is now creating profit for farmers through pellet use in power
plants.
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The new plant will use
paddy straw, mustard straw and cotton stalks to make biomass pellets for
thermal power co-firing.
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Union Minister Jitendra
Singh inaugurated fabrication and central facilities at IIT Bombay under the
National Quantum Mission.
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He said that India is
among the first countries to adopt a national-level quantum mission.
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Union Ministers Ashwini
Vaishnaw and Jayant Chaudhary inaugurated the Skill India Centre in Baghpat,
Uttar Pradesh.
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The centre aims to boost
skill development opportunities in the region.
