Days after the Centre unveiled its BioE3 policy to boost bio-technology-centric manufacturing in India, the Department of Biotechnology – as part of first steps – is contemplating setting up enzyme-manufacturing facilities to bolster ethanol production., according to scientists and officials with the Department of Biotechnology. In 2022, the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. set up a first-of-its-kind 2G ethanol plant in …
Spring maize, sown from February to June, has become a favourite of farmers in the state, forcing the agricultural experts to raise a red flag as the crop, which needs more water to sustain something which Punjab, with its fast-depleting groundwater table, can’t afford. According to the figures provided by Punjab Agricultural University, in 2023, the area under spring maize …
Three labourers died after consuming spurious liquor at Namol village in Sunam sub division of Sangrur district on Friday night. Cheema police station in-charge sub inspector Lakhveer Singh said the sarpanch of Namol village informed the police about the deaths at 8am on Saturday. The villagers claimed that the three, Gurmail Singh, Gurtej Singh and Chamkaur Singh, had been drinking …
