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"Boond Boond Ki Baat" is one of the many efforts of Petroleum Conservation Research Association in spreading awareness regarding judicious use of oil and protection of our environment. The program is being aired on FM Gold Channel of All India Radio, Delhi on Mondays between 9-10 AM . The program has been receiving a very favorable response from the listeners and based on this positive feedback it was decided to air the program in other cities of the country. The program is being broadcast from 41 locations throughout the country in Hindi and is being aired in regional languages like Bengali, Tamil, and Kannada etc.
The program has been structured in the form of infotainment wherein the main theme is "Conservation". To make the program interesting, all relevant aspects of conservation viz. Energy, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Forest along with safety have been dealt with. The text is interspersed with film songs. The program has various segments like the information section, expert section, children section, drama/ story etc. These segments have been designed so as to target people of all age groups craving for knowledge on diversified subjects, linked to energy production, energy utilization, conservation and efficiency.
The program has received wide appreciation form all target segments. People have linked the dealing of complex issues in simple drama format, which has made the program interesting. They have appreciated the care taken in giving comprehensive information and keeping the program holistic. As seen from the responses the student community has been benefited with the wide variety of topics covered. According to them this has helped them in their studies and also in developing a data bank on diversified topics.
The main characters of the program Petro Uncle, D Urja, Jingle and Abodh Kumar Jigyasu deliberate on various issues related to the petroleum sector and environment. Petro Uncle is the most knowledgeable of all the characters. He is middle aged with lots of experience and knowledge about the petroleum sector and environmental issues. D. Urja Jingle and Abodh are friends and represent the youth. D Urja is the brightest amongst the youth brigade and has good knowledge and understanding of wide variety of subjects. Abodh and Jingle are eager to assimilate the information flow from Petro Uncle and D Urja. Their interactions and skirmishes help in providing a humorous touch to dry subjects, which makes the program more interesting. The interaction among all the characters is in such a simple language that even complex issues become very easy for the readers to understand.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Boond Boond Ki Baat
Printed Literature in pcra
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PCRA publishes booklets/ leaflets /posters/stickersin various regional languages giving simple tips on oil conservation in Transport, Domestic, Industrial and Agriculture sectors. These booklets are available in all PCRA Offices and are given free on request. In addition to this, technical literature is also available at a nominal cost.
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Note :10 Regional Languages are : Punjabi,Bengali,Assammee,Oriya,Gujarati,Marathi,Tamil,Telugu,Malyalam & Kannad
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some spots on fuel saving
In PCRA, for awareness towards Energy Conservation, we created a serial of more than 180 episodes shown on Door Darshan. This was named
KHEL KHEL MEIN BADLO DUNIYA
PCRA has a library of TV spots for various target segments to educate the masses on the need, importance and benefits oil conservation. These films are extensively used in the Van publicity programs of the State Governments as well as in various channels specially Doordarshan. The TV spots covers wide spectrum conservation techniques like good cooking habits, carpooling, good maintenance practices etc. All the TV spots have a special element of humour and involve famous film and TV personalities. The basic idea behind all the TV Spots is to educate the masses in an interesting manner so as to have a better recall.
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Initiative of PCRA -- policy to buy bio-diesel
Oil cos to buy bio-diesel at Rs 23/litre
A major policy to buy bio-diesel from growers at the rate of Rs 23 per litre was in the offing as the central government would direct oil companies to purchase it through its outlets in the country, a senior officer of Petroleum Conservation Research Association said on Monday.
The union petroleum ministry and the oil companies, including IOC, BPL and HP, would sign an agreement and make an official announcement to this effect soon, joint secretary and executive director at PCRA, Leena Mehendale said at a workshop in Jaipur.
The bio-diesel's cost is around Rs 32 per litre after refining, however, the Centre would provide subsidy on it to the oil companies, Leena said.
Indian railways also decided to run freight trains on bio-diesel, she said. The requirement of diesel was expected to grow from over 39 mmt in 2001-2002 to 52 mmt in 2006-7 and about 66 mmt in 2011-12, she said.
The domestic supply of crude oil will satisfy only about 22 per cent of this demand and the rest will have to be met from imported crude, she added.
Bio-diesel extracted from jatropha plants results in substantial reduction in unburnt hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and particulate matters.
It has no sulphur, no aromatics and has about 10 per cent built-in oxygen, which helps it to burn fully.
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| A major policy move to buy bio-diesel from growers at the rate of Rs 23 per litre was in the offing as the central government would direct oil companies to purchase it through its outlets in the country, a senior officer of petroleum conservation research association said on Monday. |
| Union petroleum ministry and the oil companies, including IOC, BPL and HP, would sign an agreement and make an official announcement to this effect soon, joint secretary and executive director at PCRA Leena Mehendale said. |
| The bio-diesel's cost is around Rs 32 per litre after refining, however, the Centre would provide subsidy on it to the oil companies, Mehendale said. |
| Indian railways also decided to run freight trains on bio-diesel, she said. The requirement of diesel was expected to grow from over 39 million metric tonne (mmt) in 2001-2002 to 52 mmt in 2006-7 and about 66 mmt in 2011-12, she said. |
| The domestic supply of crude oil will satisfy only about 22 per cent of this demand and the rest will have to be met from imported crude, she added. |
| Bio-diesel extracted from jatropha plants results in substantial reduction in unburnt hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and particulate matters. It has no sulphur, no aromatics and has about 10 per cent built-in oxygen, which helps it to burn fully. |
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Business Line
Petroleum Ministry wants OMCs to pay Rs 25 a litre for bio-diesel
Mr S.C. Tripathi (left), Union Petroleum Secretary; Ms Leena Mehendale, Executive Director of the Petroleum Conservation Research Association; and Dr Kirit S. Parikh, Member (Energy), Planning Commission, at the inauguration of Bio-diesel Credit Bank in New Delhi on Wednesday. Kamal Narang
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THE Petroleum Secretary, Mr S.C. Tripathi, today said that the Petroleum Ministry would like the oil marketing companies (OMCs) to increase the price offered by them to purchase bio-diesel from entrepreneurs for blending with diesel. At a recent meeting with the Ministry, the marketing heads of the OMCs, which have offered to set up 20 depots across the country, have offered a price of Rs 23 per litre.
"While the OMCs have suggested a price of Rs 23 per litre for bio-diesel, we are recommending Rs 25 per litre to provide an incentive to entrepreneurs," he said.
Of these 20 depots, 10 are to be set up by IOC and five each by BPCL and HPCL.
The Secretary also indicated that the Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB) could offer to share 50 per cent of the funds for the projects to be set up by the OMCs.
Speaking at the launch of the Bio-diesel Credit Bank of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), the Secretary said that to meet India's oil demand, which is expected to touch 274 million tonnes by 2005, there is a need to tap other sources of energy.
The use of bio-diesel, produced from non-edible oilseeds such as jatropha, for blending with diesel, produced from crude oil, is expected to bring down the volume of imports at a time when global oil prices have touched $66 per barrel.
Diesel usage constitutes over 40 per cent of India's annual consumption of about 120 million tonnes of crude oil, over 70 per cent of which is imported.
Further, to ensure quality procurement, the OMCs will set up laboratories alongside the collection centres to test the quality of bio-diesel being supplied.
Outlining the advantages of setting up the Bio-diesel Credit Bank, the Secretary said that it would provide all relevant information - right from people engaged in the cultivation of non-edible oil seeds to those engaged in collection and processing of bio-diesel to the desired quality of bio-diesel.
Speaking at the function, Dr Kirit S. Parikh, said that once the Bio-diesel Credit Bank is equipped with the desired information, PCRA could submit a clean development mechanism project under the Kyoto Protocol to earn certified emission reduction units (CERs).
These CERs can be traded in exchange for money, which ultimately would be shared by the account holders.
(This article was published in the Business Line print edition dated August 18, 2005)
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Biodiesel Conference Towards Energy Independence: Focus on Jatrophha
Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan Hyderabad, 9-10 June 2006
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H.E. The President alongwith Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister; Governor of Uttaranchal; Dr. M O Garg, Director IIP; Dr. A Datta, Scientist G & Chairman Organising Committee and Dr. Dinesh Chamola, Hindi Officer.
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NEDFi - PCRA BIODIESEL PROJECT FOR NORTH EAST- proposal
This was one of the initiatives in PCRA -- Who knows, Jatropha always has a potential of contributing upto 5 % of country's Petroleum requirement. So some day such a project may take off.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
On
NEDFi - PCRA BIODIESEL PROJECT FOR NORTH EAST
Between
NORTH EASTERN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED, GUWAHATI
And
PETROLEUM CONSERVATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION,
NEW DELHI
Signed on Friday, 20th October, 2005
NEDFi – PCRA BIODIESEL PROJECT FOR NORTH EAST
The Memorandum of Understanding made on 20th of October, 2005 between North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited, acting in its executive capacity through the Chairman & Managing Director, NEDFi, Basundhara Enclave, B.K.Kakoti Road, Ulubari, Guwahati 781 007, Assam, hereinafter referred to as “NEDFi”, (which expression shall, unless to be repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, mean and include all its officers, successors and assigns) OF THE FIRST PART and Petroleum Conservation Research Association, acting in its executive capacity through the Joint Secretary & Executive Director, PCRA, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Sanrakshan Bhavan, 10 Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi 110 066 hereinafter referred to as “PCRA” (which expression shall, unless to be repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, mean and include all its officers, successors and assigns) OF THE OTHER PART.
North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi) is a Public Financial Institution with its registered office at Guwahati, Assam. NEDFi works for the development of industries, infrastructure, animal husbandry, agri-horticulture plantation, medicinal plantation, sericulture plantation, aquaculture, poultry and dairy in the North Eastern states of India. NEDFi has been promoted by All India Financial Institutions - Industrial Development Bank of India, ICICI Ltd., Industrial Finance Corporation of India, Small Industries Development Bank of India, Insurance Companies - Life Insurance Corporation of India, General Insurance Corporation and its subsidiaries, Investment company - Unit Trust of India and Bank - State Bank of India.
Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) is a non-profit registered society working under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India. PCRA is working to formulate strengths and promote measures for accelerating conservation of petroleum products leading to environment protection, energy security and sustainable development.
Whereas NEDFi and PCRA intend to collaborate in an arrangement to promote development and use of Biodiesel in the North East in convergence with all concerned agencies on the terms and conditions given hereunder, it is hereby agreed and declared as follows:
- NPBP, as would be referred hereinafter for “NEDFi – PCRA Biodiesel Project for North East”, would target to meet the following objectives of promoting and developing the use of Biodiesel in the North East:
- To make the farmers aware of economic implications of Jatropha plantation,
- To train the farmers on agro-practices of Jatropha plantation,
- To motivate the unemployed youths to take up oil extraction and sell it to Biodiesel producers,
- To motivate small/medium scale entrepreneurs to set up transesterification plants and produce Biodiesel by feeding them information on supply of plant and machineries and selebility of Biodiesel,
- To motivate consumers to use B5 (5% blend of Biodiesel with Petro-diesel) to B10 (10% blend of Biodiesel with Petro-diesel) by providing them information on technical feasibility of Biodiesel blending in existing Engines.
- To forge marketing tie-ups for Biodiesel.
- PCRA is already trying to promote market for Biodiesel in the country by submitting Policy Notes / holding discussions / giving Presentations to various Govt. Bodies. Hence it is expected that a good Biodiesel Market would be developed in the country very soon. PCRA and NEDFi would jointly continue to promote the Market.
- NPBP would entail the following illustrative activities:
3.1 Create Northeast Biodiesel Center in the premises arranged by NEDFi at Guwahati as the nodal information point for assimilating integrated information related to Biodiesel, in line with PCRA’s existing National Biofuel Center in Delhi. The Center would exhibit information ranging from Seed to yield, economic analyses, Plant & Machinery, Model Transesterification Plant etc.
3.2 Provide technical inputs for developing the above under the headings of (i) Need for Biodiesel in India, (ii) Jatropha Production & its economic benefits, (iii) Demand of Diesel and Employment opportunity through Jatropha Plantation, (iv) Why only Jatropha for Biodiesel, (v) Steps for Jatropha Plantation, (vi) Institutions working in the field of Biodiesel in India, (vii) PCRA’s efforts towards Biodiesel, (viii) Process of Bioiesel Production, (ix) Other benefits of Biodiesel Production, (ix) Benefits of Biodiesel Production from Ratanjot, (x) Bio-Ethanol, (xi) Successful Investigation of Biodiesel and (xii) Fuel for Vehicle – Ethanol Mixing.
3.3 Develop and design literatures on Biodiesel in Assamese & English for generating aggressive awareness. All literatures developed on Biodiesel for North East will bear the logos of both NEDFi and PCRA.
3.4 Print the Literatures in big quantities.
3.5 Distribute these Literatures to target audience.
3.6 Produce Films, clippings on Biodiesel in Asssamese and English to educate farmers, entrepreneurs, manufacturers and buyers.
3.7 Media Publicity in Print & Electronic Media.
3.8 Use ongoing TV program “Khel Khel Mein Badlo Duniya” of PCRA on NETV and Radio Program “Boond Boond Ki Baat” on Primary Channel, Guwahati to promote Biodiesel in North East.
3.9 Hold Workshops / Seminars on Biodiesel for farmers, small/medium scale entrepreneurs / Perspective consumers / Bankers / Policy Makers.
3.10 Develop Faculty for NEDFi for undertaking such Workshops / Seminars.
3.11 Tie up Suppliers for supply of authenticated Jatropha seeds for Jatropha plantation.
3.12 Make schemes and arrange for Training on Agro-Practices of Jatropha to Farmers / Retired Army Personnel / Unemployed youths with special emphasis on land pattern of Assam.
3.13 Tie up with Certified Suppliers for supply of Medium Scale Plant, Machineries for setting up Biodiesel Plant.
3.14 Make presentations to various authorities to motivate them on buying biodiesel.
4 Both the parties estimate that the break-up of expenditure for all the activities listed from 3.1 to 3.14 above will be as follows:
· Part A: 50% Cost on Conceptualization / Planning, Design / Development of Literatures, Program Contents, Audio Visuals, Other Software etc.
· Part B: 50% Cost on Event Management & Execution of the Programs.
For each of the activity listed from 3.1 to 3.14 above, NEDFi and PCRA will mutually decide if that activity (fully or partly) will be taken up by NEDFi or PCRA as per respective expertise.
5 NPBP will be completed within a period of 3 years in 2 phases. Duration of Phase-I will be 6 months from the date of signing of MOU, during which the activities mentioned above will be taken up aggressively in order to educate the masses of North East on Biodiesel.
6 A broad calendar of events will be prepared within 10 days of signing of MOU showing the list of events to be undertaken by PCRA and NEDFi
7. Total Projeect Cost will be in the range of 3-4 Crores (Rupees Three to Four Crores). NEDFi shall make the Fund arrangements.
8. At the end of Ph – I of the Project, NEDFi is expected to attract clients for loans, viz. Farmers, Oil Extractors, Plant Manufacturers, Biodiesel Producers and Big Oil Users.
9. PCRA will award Credit Points per se to various concerns, organizations as per its existing rules of Biodiesel Credit Bank (Ref: visit www.pcra.org).
10. During Phase II, PCRA and NEDFi will jointly develop Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Projects for submission to International Agencies for availing grants under CDM Project scheme.
11. NEDFi and PCRA will share the grants 50-50 received against CDM Projects, if any.
This MOU is signed on Friday, the 20th October, 2005 by Shri K.N. Hazarika, Chairman & Managing Director on behalf of North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi) and by Smt. Leena Mehendale, Joint Secretary & Executive Director on behalf of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA).
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(K.N.Hazarika) (L.Mehendale)
For NEDFi For PCRA
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Energy course at Institute of Environmental Sciences Sangli
Energy course at Institute of Environmental Sciences, Sangli. (a working draft)
Post graduate diploma for engineering or science graduates.
Objective is to give a broader vision and theoritical & applied knowledge in significant depth about Energy and to promote them towards research
The students should develop an understanding in sources of energy, Exergy, conservation of energy (include energy audit ), energy generation, energy technologies. They should be able to understand and design policies, for energy sufficiency as well as sustainability, current problems in the energy sector nationally and globally, possible solutions (technology, business and policy)
Duration is 3 months (13 weeks ) – 6 hours every week ( 78 hours) plus the field trips. (Teachers may have the flexibility of engaging these 80 hrs in a 10 day session of 8 hrs a day, or any other time schedule suiting them)
Units of the course :-
1. Sources of energy
Wh Where does the energy come from? Conventional and renewable sources. The indian context of energy sources (potential and demand).
The energy supply chain:
How and where is energy generated? Energy technologies and policy.
How is it transmitted?
How is it consumed?
How is the energy sector in India structured?
2. The energy life cycle analysis
3. Energy economics
What is the cost of energy?
How is energy priced?
Which sources are the cheapest and which are the most expensive?
4. Energy and environment:
What is the connection between energy and environment? Local and global environmental impacts of energy generation & consumption
Carbon footprint of different energy sources in terms of generation, transmission and utilization.
5. Energy conservation
What is conservation and why is it important?
Conservation as enhancing the efficiency of energy generation or utilization without compromising the energy services.
Conservation at source, in generation, transmission and utilization - technologies and policies in the Indian context.
The building blocks of a conservation project:
Identifying the conservation technologies
Economics of conservation
Input from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency's energy auditor course and energy audit reports of PCRA
6. Problems and potential solutions
Problems:
a. Inadequate energy resources
b. Environmental impacts - local as well as global
c. Inefficiency of utilization
d. The energy life cycle:
All above in following sectors:-
Agriculture
Domestic
Industry
Transport
6. Energy security, rising import bill and subsidy.
7. Governance
Energy Conservation Act 2005
Control ( central or state) , Access and allocation,
8.Potential solutions
a. Conservation
b. Renewable sources
c. Life styles – how they affect energy consumption patterns
d.Decentralized energy systems
e.How should the excess cost be allocated?
f. Global solutions and the climate treaties
Drafted by Nikit Abhyankar, Ph.D., & dr. Ravindra Vora
Submitted to Prof. Shreeram Kanitkar,Sec. MTES, for inputs.
II Short course in energy for anyone who is intestersted in energy management.
Red -- changes suggested by me.
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