Faced with high oil prices and increasing oil imports to meet the country's rising demand for transportation fuels, there is now a perception that India's energy security is threatened. In addition to securing overseas oil fields, alternative options include biomass-based fuels and coal-to-liquid (CTL) fuels. While the production of biodiesel has now become a national mission, CTL fuels are also gaining currency as a commercially attractive proposition because of the potentially cleaner characteristics.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/india-ready-ctl-fuels-editorial
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alternative-fuels
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-technology
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal-india