CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s first second generation ethanol bio-refinery set up in which of the following state
A
Andhra Pradesh
B
Odisha
C
Maharashtra
D
Punjab
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On World Biofuel Day on August 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation a second generation (2G) ethanol plant, the first in the country, at Panipat in Haryana.

Detailed explanation-2: -On the occasion of World Biofuel Day, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated the 2nd generation (2G) Ethanol Plant in Panipat, Haryana to the nation today via video conferencing.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 2G Ethanol Plant has been built at an estimated cost of over Rs. 900 crore by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) and is located close to the Panipat Refinery.

Detailed explanation-4: -Built at a cost of over Indian rupee (Rs) 9bn ($113.4m), the ethanol plant is located near IOC’s Panipat refinery complex. Once fully operational, the plant is expected to produce around 30m litres of ethanol using 200, 000 tonnes/year of paddy straw as feedstock.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bihar CM inaugurates India’s first ethanol plant in Purnia.

There is 1 question to complete.