Existing government initiatives must be integrated to boost biogas sector: IBA

The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) on Thursday proposed integrating government initiatives like Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT), GOBARDhan, and CBG (compressed biogas) blending into a unified national mission to boost the biogas sector. This suggestion was made in a white paper launched by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, which also recommended centralised tracking, standardised benchmarking, and integrated funding to scale up biogas deployment in India.Key recommendations included mandating phased CBG blending across…