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Pune-based environmentalists Dr Medha Tadpatrikar and Shirish Phadtare have developed a solution that converts plastic waste into poly fuel. Watch this video to see how they do it.

Kerala native, Abdul Kareem, develops a rocket stove that is also an oven and a water heater. It uses waste paper and coconut shells as fuel.

Interestingly, in India, Subabul wood is already being used as raw material for paper pulp.

A low-cost heating solution for cold winters, this innovation is also less harmful to the environment in comparison to wood or coal! #IIT #Innovation

“Generally, it takes more than five to ten years to get a patent. However, I am lucky to get it in a year."

The technology can process plastic into fuel that can substitute diesel used in generators, furnaces and engines.

As fuel prices across the country rose for the 16th consecutive day, these expert suggestions may help bring the situation under control.

There are better fuels than alcohol for rural household cooking. Biogas, after cleaning it and compressing it, is equivalent to compressed natural gas (CNG).