Minimizing India’s carbon footprint using bamboo | Commodities Corner


India, ranking as the third-largest global consumer and importer of oil, is actively pursuing a reduction in crude oil consumption by transitioning to eco-friendly alternatives like biofuels. The nation aims to increase the blending of ethanol with gasoline to 20% by 2025. The Assam biorefinery, developed at a cost of 40 billion rupees in collaboration with NRL and Finnish partners Chempolis and Fortum, marks India’s pioneering use of bamboo as a feedstock. Catch Manisha Gupta in conversation with Bhaskar Phukan, Managing Director, India’s Numaligarh Refinery and KPJ Reddy, Prof-IISc