Ajay Modi / New Delhi December 01, 2009, 1:10 IST

The alcohol-based chemical industry, representing companies such as Jubilant Organosys and India Glycols, among others, believes the recent Cabinet decision to continue the order on five per cent mandatory ethanol blending with petrol is not realistic.

MARKING its silver jubilee on Sunday, the Salem Tree Club released a declaration that spells out eco-friendly solutions to day-to-day pollution. Pasumai Thayagam chairperson Sowmiya Anbumani received the first copy, which would be submitted to the government also.

Jairam Ramesh Biofuels have a limited role in India due to land limitation and food security issues, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today, a view which differs from the official line pushing for a 20 per cent blend of such fuel in gasoline and diesel by 2017.

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Taking a leaf out of Delhi's book, the Tamil Nadu Transport Department (TNTD) has decided to go in for an ecofriendly transport fuel system.
The only difference: TNTD intends to use biofuel instead of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) used in Delhi.

Praveen Kumar Singh, Vikas Dhoot

New Delhi: By the time the Indian contingent leaves for the global climate change summit in Copenhagen next month, the government will be ready with a holistic strategy for promoting environment-friendly vehicles.

America will not pass a cap-and-trade law in time for the global climate-change summit in Copenhagen next month. To understand why, it helps to ask a farmer. Take Bruce Wright, for example, who grows wheat and other crops on a couple of thousand acres near Bozeman, Montana. His family has tilled these fields for four generations. His great-grandfather built the local church.

Environment activist Subhash Dutta moved the high court on Monday seeking the promotion of bio-diesel and withdrawal of a petroleum ministry circular barring the use of the fuel in vehicles. Bio-diesel is an eco-friendly fuel alternative for diesel engines.