Jatropha is not the only option for producing biodiesel. The Botanical Survey of India has identified over 300 species with non-edible, oil-rich seeds. As India has a chronic shortage of edible oils and imports it, non-edible oils are recommended for using in transport and other sectors.

The present work relates to isolation of promising Pseudomonas strain from the oil contaminated sites in service stations, Namakkal and then collecting a saline tolerant Pseudomonas strain from the coastal saline region of Rameswaram. These bacterial strains have been optimally characterized with regard to biodegradation of oil.

Registers can help preserve the traditional knowledge of India s healers

Does the style of conserving forests currently dominant in India require an overhaul? Yes, say state governments and affected people. ruksan bose examines an alternative a notion and a practice slowly gaining ground in the