Biofuel 2007

On biofuel again - Because India needs good and efficient biofuel

(COURTESY: http://www.thehindu.co.in/ dated 28/06/2007)


Sweet sorghum is best alternative SUGARCANE because:

1. Sweet sorghum consume only one eighth (1/8th) of water as that of Sugarcane

2. It would not affect FOOD SECURITY as the grains can be use "MULTI-VARIANTLY

To know more about this research please email Dr. Belum Reddy at ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India

His email id is b.reddy.cgiar.org

CULTIVATION OF SWEET SORGHUM IS CHEAP, CHEAPER AND CHEAPEST. GO TO >>>>>>

www.icrisat.org/Biopower/BVSReddyetalSweetSorghumBrochureJan2007.pdf

Brutal Death - Indian Way

Forest Guard (Penultimate rank in the Indian Forest Service) is brutally murdered by "sandal wood" smugglers on 25/06/2007.

Place: Forest near Udumali, Tamil Nadu

Reason: He did his Duty

The beauty of the Indian Forest System:

Person who is in the job "protection" is hardly "equipped" to do that job. Who ever "equipped" will look after "forest" job at least 200 Kilo Meter away from the forest.

END RESULT: "LIFE IS SO CHEAP IN INDIA (in India only ????)

More on Biofuel Potential in India

Big companies are investing "hell" a lot of money in biofuel industries.

Latest in the news are

1. Praj Industries

2. Brenco (Brazil based)

3. E85 Inc (USA)

4. Nandan Biometirics

Promising future. But they are all into "traditional" ethanol based than bold new concepts that are emerging...

You can see good Indian city maps in http://in.maps.yahoo.com

Medicinal Plants Database

Tamil Nadu is rich in "un-exlpored" medicinal plants especially for the cure of "diabetes"

Please check www.holycrossindia.co.in for the latest database on medicinal plants in diabetes cure.

Bye

Social problems and their reporting in Local Tamil Dailies

What NEED to be DONE ?????

1. SEE the world (issues) through "their" eyes

2. Really "see" the world (issues) through the eyes of the people in the story

(Thanks: Vin Ray in The Hindu www.thehindu.co.in )

Latest on BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGY

COMPARED to ethanol from sugarcane, virtually any sugar (glucose, fructose etc. from ANY SOURCE - mainly lignocellulosic waste) CAN BE CONVERTED into DI METHYL FURAN, which seems to be "promising" "renewable" fuel

Further details on this work being done in University of Wisconsin go to www.bbcnews.com

Self Employment opppourtunity for Agri graduates

Agriculture graduates can contact following address to get 2 months training programme on starting Agri-Clinics and Agri Business Centre. They will arrange for loans upto Rs.5 Lakhs (without collatoral security) and upto Rs.10 Lakhs (with secturity)

VAPS
39, BESANT ROAD
MADURAI - 652 002
PHONE: 0452-2538642

Training programme will commence at the end of July 2007

Protal you can use: www.financial-musings.blogspot.com www.bookpeek.blogspot.com

Importance of Water in Local Agriculture

16% of world population lives in India. But they have only 4% fresh global water resource.

So what??

How will we do our agriculture??
1. Increase the irrigation use efficiency to the level of Isreal.
2. Decrease the area under paddy and sugarcane or Alternatively develop best water use technology for these two crops.
3. Increase the infrastructure development for irrigation channel.

(In this day tamil daily Dinamalar (20/06/2007) there is report of breakage of irrigation channel of Parambikular Aliyar Project (PAP). It warrants immediate attention. And no body is interested in rectifying the defect. Check www.dinamalar.com

Portal you can use: on good manners - www.globalindian.com meant for Indians going abroad.