Interview: Well-Defined Value Chain Required for Biofuels Sector to Grow in India
Government bodies lack awareness of the evolving technologies that could change the face of the biofuels sector in India, opines Charmaine Fernandes Sharma, of Observing I
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In a country like India, where the overall economic growth is fueled by its agrarian sector, biofuels assume great significance in light of the country’s ambitious goals of doubling farmers’ income, import reduction, employment generation, and waste-to-wealth creation. However, the country has, over the years, done little to propel the growth of biofuels as a means of alternative energy in the face of rising pollution levels, largely due to a lack of awareness and technological know-how.