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PM Modi inaugurates country’s first bio ethanol plant in Assam’s Numaligarh

Mangaldai, Sep 14 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated to the nation, India’s first bio ethanol plant at the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Assam’s Golaghat district, calling it a step towards ensuring energy security in the country.
Established at an estimated cost of Rs. 4,200 crore, the bioethanol plant at Numaligarh aims to promote clean energy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. The project is expected to produce 48,900 MT of ethanol, 11,000 TPA of acetic acid, 19,000 TPA of furfural from raw bamboo feed stocks, and 31,000 MT of food-grade liquid CO2 based on technology supplied by Finnish company, Fortum and Chempolis OY.
A joint venture of NRL and Fortum and Chempolis Oy, the Assam Bio Ethanol Private Limited is the first bio refinery to produce fuel grade ethanol from bamboo biomass.

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West Bengal's toursim department lines up Rs 615-crore tourism projects after 100 days of BJP rule

18 Aug 2026 | 5:25 PM

Kolkata, Aug 18 (UNI) The West Bengal tourist department has lined up tourism projects worth around Rs 615 crore, with the state government submitting a Rs 129-crore proposal under the Centre’s Swadesh Darshan scheme and preparing another 19 tourism circuits estimated at Rs 486 crore.

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JAMMU, AUG 18 (UNI):- Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, shopkeepers sell traditional cotton kite string (Manjha) in Jammu following the strict ban on Chinese kite thread. The move aims to promote safer kite flying and protect people, birds and the environment. UNI PHOTO-98U

JAMMU, AUG 18 (UNI):- Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, shopkeepers sell traditional cotton kite string (Manjha) in Jammu following the strict ban on Chinese kite thread. The move aims to promote safer kite flying and protect people, birds and the environment. UNI PHOTO-97U

JAMMU, AUG 18 (UNI):- Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, shopkeepers sell traditional cotton kite string (Manjha) in Jammu following the strict ban on Chinese kite thread. The move aims to promote safer kite flying and protect people, birds and the environment. UNI PHOTO-96U

JAMMU, AUG 18 (UNI):- Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, shopkeepers sell traditional cotton kite string (Manjha) in Jammu following the strict ban on Chinese kite thread. The move aims to promote safer kite flying and protect people, birds and the environment. UNI PHOTO-95U

JAMMU, AUG 18 (UNI):- Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, shopkeepers sell traditional cotton kite string (Manjha) in Jammu following the strict ban on Chinese kite thread. The move aims to promote safer kite flying and protect people, birds and the environment. UNI PHOTO-94U

JAMMU, AUG 18 (UNI):- Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, shopkeepers sell traditional cotton kite string (Manjha) in Jammu following the strict ban on Chinese kite thread. The move aims to promote safer kite flying and protect people, birds and the environment. UNI PHOTO-93U

JAMMU, AUG 18 (UNI):- Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, shopkeepers sell traditional cotton kite string (Manjha) in Jammu following the strict ban on Chinese kite thread. The move aims to promote safer kite flying and protect people, birds and the environment. UNI PHOTO-92U

JAMMU, AUG 18 (UNI):- Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, shopkeepers sell traditional cotton kite string (Manjha) in Jammu following the strict ban on Chinese kite thread. The move aims to promote safer kite flying and protect people, birds and the environment. UNI PHOTO-91U

JAMMU, AUG 18 (UNI):- Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, shopkeepers sell traditional cotton kite string (Manjha) in Jammu following the strict ban on Chinese kite thread. The move aims to promote safer kite flying and protect people, birds and the environment. UNI PHOTO-90U