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Upsc Notes
Biogas
It is produced naturally through a process of anaerobic decomposition from waste / bio-mass sources like
agriculture residue, cattle dung, sugarcane press mud, municipal solid waste, sewage treatment plant waste,
etc.
After purification, it is compressed and called CBG, which has pure methane content of over 95%.
Compressed Bio-Gas is exactly similar to the commercially available natural gas in its composition and energy
potential.
With calorific value and other properties similar to CNG, Compressed Bio-Gas can be used as an alternative,
renewable automotive fuel.
Implementation
Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants are proposed to be set up mainly through independent entrepreneurs.
CBG produced at these plants will be transported through cascades of cylinders to the fuel station networks of
OMCs for marketing as a green transport fuel alternative.
There are multiple benefits from converting agricultural residue, cattle dung and municipal solid waste into CBG on
a commercial scale:
Responsible waste management, reduction in carbon emissions and pollution
Additional revenue source for farmers
Boost to entrepreneurship, rural economy and employment
Support to national commitments in achieving climate change goals
Reduction in import of natural gas and crude oil
Buffer against crude oil/gas price fluctuations
2. Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking
Context
The BIMSTEC ‘Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking’ concluded in New Delhi
Another area of concern is drug trafficking through sea route that affects BIMSTEC Nations.
Further, the BIMSTEC region is one of the most thriving centers of pharmaceutical manufacture and trade. It is
also in very close proximity to China, which is another leading country in the Pharma sector. This has also
made the BIMSTEC region very vulnerable to the diversion and trafficking in Pharmaceutical Drugs.
Recommendations
They envisaged a better intelligence/information sharing platform for the member Nations.
Focus should be laid on the rehabilitation measures and community partnership approach which will require
best practices to be shared by the members
BIMSTEC Partner Nations will have to come together and work in a coordinated fashion to uproot the evils of
illicit drug trade and global terrorism by establishing infrastructure for training of drug enforcement officials,
ensuring interoperability of law enforcement agencies to take coordinated action for devising new strategies to
prevent the use drugs
The scientific community needs to engage in research and invest more in the R&D sector.