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GAIL proposes waste-to-biogas plant in Bengaluru

12 November 2026 · ⏱ 2 ನಿಮಿಷ · KPSC Environment – solid waste

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₹123-crore waste-to-biogas plant proposed in Bengaluru.

Why it matters: general awareness

GAIL proposes waste-to-biogas plant in Bengaluru
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What you need to know

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GAIL has proposed a ₹123-crore waste-to-biogas plant at the KCDC site in Bengaluru, aimed at converting city waste into bio-energy.

ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)

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ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು

Remember these

  • GAIL has proposed a ₹123-crore waste-to-biogas plant at the KCDC site in Bengaluru.
  • The plant aims to convert city waste into bio-energy.
  • GAIL (India) Ltd is a Maharatna PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
  • Biogas is mainly methane and carbon dioxide; purified, it becomes compressed biogas (CBG).
  • The SATAT scheme (2018) promotes CBG production and its supply to the transport sector.
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ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್

How the exam will ask it

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್

  • Biogas produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste consists mainly of methane and carbon dioxide.
  • Compressed biogas (CBG) can substitute CNG as a vehicle fuel and for piped gas.
  • GAIL (India) Limited is a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
  • Under the SATAT initiative, oil marketing companies offer to purchase CBG from entrepreneurs.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್

GS-III (Environment, Energy): Rising urban municipal solid waste and landfill pressure in cities like Bengaluru call for scientific processing under the Solid Waste Management Rules. Waste-to-biogas plants cut landfill methane, create clean fuel and support the GOBARdhan and SATAT goals. Way forward: strict source segregation, assured offtake and pricing for CBG, and use of the digestate as organic manure.

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Quick recall

Answer before you reveal

₹62,370 ಕೋಟಿ ರಬಿ ರಸಗೊಬ್ಬರ ಸಹಾಯಧನಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಪುಟ ಅನುಮೋದನೆ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಕುರಿತು ಈ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ:

  1. ಸಾರಜನಕದ ಮೇಲಿನ ಸಹಾಯಧನ ದರವನ್ನು ದ್ವಿಗುಣಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.
  2. ರಂಜಕದ ಮೇಲಿನ ಸಹಾಯಧನ ದರವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಮೇಲಿನ ಯಾವ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ/ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳು ಸರಿ?
  1. 1 ಮಾತ್ರ
  2. 2 ಮಾತ್ರ
  3. 1 ಮತ್ತು 2 ಎರಡೂ
  4. 1 ಅಥವಾ 2 ಯಾವುದೂ ಅಲ್ಲ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ

ಉತ್ತರ: A — ಸಾರಜನಕ ಸಹಾಯಧನ ದ್ವಿಗುಣವಾಗಿದೆ; ರಂಜಕದ್ದು ಶೇ 25 ಹೆಚ್ಚಿದೆ, ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ 1 ಮಾತ್ರ ಸರಿ.

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