India has a lot of potential for biogas production and use. There is no dearth of technologies and a lot of international companies are ready to provide customized solutions for the Indian market. The push by the Government by supporting policies like SATAT, has also attracted the investors to explore the biogas industry. However, securing feedstock supply is one of the top challenges. One biogas plant of Haryana state has crossed this hurdle.

The Amrit Fertilizer Plant is situated at a 13 km distance from Karnal city in Kunjpura village in Haryana. The plant has three digesters each of 800 cubic meter capacity based on the floating dome technology. The main substrate is cowdung which is collected from the nearby Goshalas. Other than that, potatoes are also used in the winter season to maintain the Biogas yield, which is collected from the nearby cold storage houses.

This plant is an exemplary model of social engineering. To promote the bio-slurry, the plant owners give it for free to the nearby farmers and ask them to provide free stover and fodder to the Goshalas. This helps the Goshalas to sustain themselves. In return, the Goshalas assure the supply of cowdung input to Amrit Fertilizer. The digestate is dried, packed and given back to the Goshalas at a nominal price so that they can sell it at market rate and earn revenue. The farmers have also shifted to organic farming practices which now provides them with better revenue due to the sale of organic crops. They have created a network of Goshalas and farmers which assures the availability of raw material and off-take of the bio-slurry.

To summarize, we can say that Amrit Fertilizer Plant has set an example in establishing a social engineering model where farmers, Goshalas and the biogas plant are interconnected for their mutual benefit. They not only promote waste management and organic farming but also ensure a greener future for the world.

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Environment Wellness & Lifestyle Monthly Newsletter Established by H.H. Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (RA)

in 1992

Van-Mahotsav is a festival which was started in 1950 by Shri Kanaiyalal Munshi Ji, the Union Minister for Agriculture to create enthusiasm among masses for forest conservation and planting trees. It is now a week-long festival. Since then, thousands of saplings of diverse species are planted with energetic participation of the locals and various agencies.

The Government of Maharashtra aims at planting 50 crore saplings across 3 years beginning from the year 2017. To maintain consistency and momentum, the Forest Department set the target of plantation of 4 crore, 13 crore and 33 crore saplings in three consecutive years viz. 2017, 2018 and 2019. This year the plantation of 33 crore saplings is spread across 3 months beginning from 1st July up to 30th September 2019.

Let us all participate in this Mahotsav and plant -

A safer future for our State, our Nation and our Planet

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Growing your own vegetables is a good way to save money and to cut down your carbon footprint. Windowsill boxes are a great way to brighten up your view, filter the air coming into your home and utilize the space for small vegetable or herb patches.

Take notes on a computer

If you take notes by hand remember to recycle the paper afterwards. Taking notes on a computer or mobile instead is better to save a lot of paper. MS- Word software is easy to use and most smart mobile phones nowadays are equipped with apps that allow you to type notes and share them too.

If you have ever glanced at the ingredients list on your favorite shampoo or lotion, you are likely to see a list of chemicals with similarly long, undecipherable names. What most people don’t know is that some of these chemicals, which are widely used in personal care products, such as soaps, lotions and cosmetics, can cause harm to your body through hormone disruption. Make sure that your body wash, tooth-paste, face scrub and other products do not contain chemicals or micro beads. Opt for organic or natural cleaning products. This is the best way to keep your-self and the environment clean.

Use LED lights bulbs

LED lights last far longer than incandescent or halogen bulbs. They are energy-efficient and work on low-voltage power. LEDs are also tough and durable with almost no UV emissions. This means that you will be using less power and replacing your light bulbs less frequently.

Grow your own vegetables

Choose your personal care products wisely

Continuing our series on sustainable living ideas here are some more :-

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With the national capital reeling under poor air quality putting human health at risk, Union Environment minister Shri Prakash Javadekar has announced a 'four-solution' programme beginning 2020 to reduce air pollution by 90 percent.

1. The government has invested Rs 7000 crore to avail Bharat Standard 6 (BS6) petrol. Cars manufactured from 2020 will be BS6 compliant.

2. The Expressway in Delhi which has been talked about for the last 20 years without any accomplishment, is almost complete and will be open to public in just one more year.

3. Increasing the number of e-vehicles and

4. Increasing awareness among people

He said restriction has been imposed on the entry of thousands of trucks, which used to enter Delhi without purpose, and this has led to a reduction in pollution level in the city.

Environment minister announces four-solution programme to fight Air Pollution

Scientists have found a novel way to turn daily plastic waste products like bottles and plastic bags into jet fuel. Researchers at Washington State University in the US melted plastic waste at high temperature with activated carbon to produce jet fuel. "Waste plastic is a huge problem worldwide. This is a very good and relatively simple way to recycle these plastics." said Hanwu Lei, an associate professor at WSU.

The research published in the journal Applied Energy tested low-density polyethyl-ene by mixing a variety of waste plastic products like water bottles, milk bottles, plastic bags etc. and ground them down to around three millimetres, or about the size of a grain of rice. “We can recover almost 100 per cent of the energy from the plastic we tested. The fuel is very good quality, and the byproduct gasses produced are high quality and useful as well." he said.

New way to turn plastic waste into jet fuel