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The state of Rajasthan is situated between 23°3’N and 30°12’ N latitude and 69°30’ and 78°17’ E longitude. The total land area of the state is about 3,42,239 km2, out of which about 1,96,150 km2 is arid and rest is semi-arid. This arid and semi-arid wastel ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 24 2009 - 12:15pm

Bioengineering Crops For Biofuels And Energy

There is nothing to stop biodiesel making an immediate impact in reducing the world's dependence on fossil fuels that contribute to global warming. Using biodiesel requires no major changes to either existing diesel engines or to the current distribu ...

Article - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 24 2009 - 12:14pm

Biofuels- A Dumb 1990 Idea That Is Getting Dumber

A report examining the impact of biofuels on greenhouse gas emissions during the 21st century has found that carbon loss stemming from the displacement of food crops and pastures for biofuels crops may be twice as much as the CO2 emissions from land dedica ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 24 2012 - 1:08am

Jatropha curcus L. A potential plant for biofuel and medicine

Jatropha curcus General introduction Jatropha is bush that grows in the warm regions of the world as it is sensitive to colder climates. Once it’s planted it grows and produces nuts that contain oil within a few years, and produces these annually for up to ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 25 2009 - 9:15pm

Biomass currently supplies about one third of the developing countries energy varying from about 90% in countries like Uganda, Rawanda and Tanzania, to 45 percent in India,

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 26 2009 - 9:16pm

SOME POTENTIAL PLANTS FOR BIO-ENERGY

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 27 2009 - 5:37pm

SOME POTENTIAL PLANTS FOR BIO-ENERGY.

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 27 2009 - 5:46pm

Biofuel Production has reached significant level in France

Liquid biofuel support program launched in 1993 in France is implemented through tax exemptions to biofuels produced by agroindustrial chains. Activity levels are fixed by decree and allocated by the government to the different chains. Based on earmarked b ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 27 2009 - 6:02pm

PRODUCTIVTY OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS OF RAJASTHAN AND ITS USE AS

PRODUCTIVTY OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS OF RAJASTHAN AND ITS USE AS RENEWABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY Ashwani Kumar, V.R. Kumar Energy Plantation Demonstration project and Biotechnology Center. Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 27 2009 - 8:36pm

STRATEGIES FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:

STRATEGIES FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS. A. Kumar Energy Plantation Demonstration project and Biotechnology Center. Bio-Technology Lab Department of Botany University of Rajasthan, Jaipur- 302 004 E ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 28 2009 - 10:21am