Scientists in Ludhiana develop bio-thermocol using paddy, wheat stubble

Scientists at the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) at Punjab's Ludhiana have developed a 'bio-thermocol' using paddy and wheat stubble.

Scientists at the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) at Punjab's Ludhiana have developed a 'bio-thermocol' using paddy and wheat stubble.

This will help alleviate the issue of stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab since the manufacture of the bio-thermocol requires stubble.

Dr Ramesh Chand Kasana, the principal scientist at CIPHET, Ludhiana told India Today that after patenting the technique, the institute has also signed a MOU with a local industrial unit to start commercial production of the bio-thermocol.