TGBL teams up with PMC to produce hydrogen from waste

PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and The GreenBillions Limited (TGBL) collaborated to build the first plant in India for the production of green hydrogen from municipal solid waste and biomass. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the technological feasibility and economic viability of producing hydrogen from waste.

The GreenBillions has expertise in developing, overseeing, and carrying out sustainable programmes. Environment friendly goods and services are the focus of TGBL. The business is now making investments in the construction of facilities that can produce clean, green hydrogen from biomass, water, and municipal solid waste.The company’s wholly owned subsidiary Variate Pune Waste to Energy Pvt Ltd (VPWTEPL) will oversee the management of the future plant in Pune. According to a statement from TGBL, the company will also use Pune’s 350 TPD of municipal garbage to produce hydrogen for 30 years. With the use of plasma gasification technology, refuse-derived fuel (RDF) produced from the garbage would later be used to produce hydrogen. At The Greene Billion facility in Pune, the waste will be separated into biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and home hazardous waste using optical sensor technology. In order to develop and establish similar plants in the future, the business is also in talks with state municipalities around India.

HC slams Govt for no action against unlicensed meat shops

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Kerala: HC issues notice to Govt on setting up BMC

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Caste census begins in Bihar

Chief Minister Nitish Kumarled Government of Bihar began the caste census in the state. The door-to-door survey will cover around 12.70 cr people residing in 2.58 cr households spread across 38 districts, further branching into 534 blocks and 261 urban local bodies. The estimated cost of the survey stands at around `500 cr, and the survey will be conducted in two phases.

Punjab directs ULBs to implement Challan Management System

In response to a civil writ petition Uma Shankar Gupta, Director of the Department of Local Government, Punjab has directed municipal commissioners in the state to not allow construction without the approval of the building plan, and penalise the violators of the norms. The department has also directed commissioners to implement the Challan Management System in all the cities.