Kalam calls for greater research in energy sector

India needs 60 million tonnes of ethanol and another 60 million tonnes
of bio-fuel in the near future. He said agriculture scientists needed
to research on drought-resistant jatropha plants, a rich source of bio-
fuel, and how to bring jatropha cultivation on greater amount of
wasteland.

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Comments: Oh my God. It means Jatropha is still at research stage then
why without getting complete research results planners are planting it
in 84 thousand hactares of socalled wasteland?

Last year India imported food grains from other countries. I am not
getting any news in which planners are thinking of 'Food
independence'. They are much worried for 'Energy independence'. And to
fulfil this fatal dream, Jatropha plantation is in progress in fertile
food zones of the country.