Month: December 2021

India’s best known personalities unite to ponder on nation’s shared future in 2022 over 2 days of discussion and debate

Aaj Tak, India’s no.1 Hindi news channel, returns with “Agenda Aaj Tak”, the biggest thought-platform for debates and discussions in the Hindi language. It is set to be held at New Delhi’s Le Meridien Hotel on December 3rd & 4th, and will bring together India’s most recognizable and celebrated names across the realms of politics, entertainment, business and social welfare to ponder on the big questions that lie in store for Indians as they usher the new year.

The theme of the event is: “Naye Daur mein Likhenge Nayi Kahani” (new stories written for a new age), capturing how a resurgent nation, emerging victorious from the turmoil of the year 2020, is set to write a new chapter of change for itself in various ways.

The event will unite marquee leaders to decide the nation’s “agenda”- across its most important spheres. Shri JP Nadda, Chairman of the Bharatiya Janata Party, will deliver a keynote on the party’s vision and mission for the upcoming elections while Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, hon. Finance Minister of India will offer insights on India’s financial outlook. The event will also witness the presence of eminent union cabinet ministers like Nitin Gadkari, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Kiren Rijiju and Mansukh Mandaviya. This will also be the first time when Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will be seen addressing a public gathering, post the 3 controversial farm bills got repealed.

The event will also be graced by prominent Chief Ministers like Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Bhupesh Baghel, Arvind Kejriwal and Charanjit Singh Channi, who will talk about the issues that are relevant to their respective states.

Leaders like Salman Khurshid, Asaduddin Owaisi, Manish Tewari, Randeep Surjewala across all political spectrum will also mark their attendance in the 2 day event. Bollywood celebrities like Aayushmann Khurrana, Kiara Advani, Sara Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sonu Sood, Kartik Aryan, Aanand L Rai and Ayush Sharma will talk about their individual journeys. Other celebrities like Raveena Tandon, Ashutosh Rana and Shweta Tripathi who are known to voice out their opinion strong and loud, will be seen participating in an open dialogue.

Agenda Aaj Tak 2021 will pose and attempt to engage with the biggest questions of the day in empowering, innovative ways- in the nation’s language, to reach and inspire the nation’s most important voices. Scan tune into all the engaging discussions on Aaj Tak and Aaj Tak HD channels or online on December 3rd and 4th, 2021 for a live broadcast.

The event will stream live on www.aajtak.in

Know more here: https://www.aajtak.in/agenda-aajtak/2021

85% out of total generated compostable/organic waste lands in Landfills Indian Biogas Association

 

 

Indian Biogas Association (IBA), an association of operators, manufacturers and planners of biogas plants, today said that Biogas Industry can help reduce waste landing at landfill sites by almost 50% in next three years.

The per capita generation of waste in India stands at 0.4 kg out of which roughly 50% is organic in nature and can be potentially diverted to biogas plants. Estimated waste generated in India is roughly 2.5 lacs metric tons per day and presently over 85% out of the total generated organic waste reaches the landfill sites. This waste leads to production of hazardous gases like Methane, and Carbon dioxide, Ammonia, and Hydrogen sulfide and are a great concern of human health and environment. Several research show that people living closer to landfill sites suffer from medical conditions such as asthma, diarrhea, stomach pain, reoccurring flu, cholera, malaria, cough, skin irritation, cholera, and diarrhea more than the people living far away from landfill sites.

Indian Biogas industry can be instrumental in reducing compostable waste in various states. Presently, the industry is using minuscule fraction of the highly potent organically degradable waste across country for generating Biogas/ Bio CNG/CNG. Biogas industry can contribute significantly in reduction of this waste, if the scheduled commissioning of plants across India undertakes on time. Presently, there are around 200 odd biogas / CBG plants with processing capacity of approximately 20,000 metric tons per day of all kinds of potential organic waste including MSW and other wastes like industrial waste, agro-residues etc. that are commissioned or in different stages of plant installation across India under various Government schemes like waste to energy scheme of MNRE and Solid Waste Management rules, 2016.

Dr. A R Shukla, President, Indian Biogas Association said, “The kind of waste, which lands in waste disposing sites, if utilized well, could help India meet a considerable fraction of Green House Gas (GHG) reduction commitments at global level. Biogas industry can be a game changer, particularly in helping metro cities fight the waste management issue by almost 50% of the waste generated is compostable and can be used by our industry. The Government can help industry by providing much needed support in the form of subsidies. There are more than 2000 pending new biogas plants, if these are commissioned within the targeted time, they can not only lead to better environment for the younger generation but can also help reduce the import bill of the Government.”

“Biogas industry can help reduce yearly import bill by INR 1.1 lakh crore post commissioning of proposed Government target of 5k biogas plants,” he further added.