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India and Japan plan 1,000 biogas plants to turn cow dung into vehicle fuel

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800

India’s 300 million cattle produce 15 to 20 kilograms of manure each, every day. That works out to something like 4.5 million tons of raw dung daily — sitting in fields and villages across the country.

Japan and India just announced they want to put it to use.

During the Japanese prime minister’s first official visit to India on July 2, the two countries launched the India-Japan Compressed Biogas (CBG) Initiative. The goal: build up to 1,000 biogas plants across India by 2030, fed by cow dung, rice straw, and sugarcane bagasse, producing compressed biogas that can directly replace natural gas.

Tata Motors outlines 2031 plan: 25 models, 400,000 annual EV sales target

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800

India’s largest automaker by market share has a roadmap for the next five years, and it leans heavily on electrification.

Tata Motors’ passenger vehicle division presented its 2031 fiscal year plan during an investor day on June 23. The strategy spans aggressive EV targets alongside major product and capacity expansion — all aimed at doubling annual sales to over 1.2 million vehicles.

CRED Founder Kunal Shah to Lead Meta's WhatsApp in Landmark Deal

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:52:00 +0800

Indian fintech firm CRED announced on June 22 (US local time) that Meta has invested a combined 85.5 billion Indian rupees (approximately $10.2 billion USD) across primary and secondary markets for a roughly 20% equity stake, giving the company a post-investment valuation of 4,323.9 billion rupees — about 31.1 billion yuan at current exchange rates. Meta will not gain access to CRED’s customer information as part of the transaction.