Dear Pankaj, Thanks for the sharing lot of information along with photos of Jatropha to the group. I am working in Mission Biofuels India Pvt, Mumbai and we...
Dear Group Members, I am continuously visiting to different Jatropha plantations. The condition of almost all plantations is very poor. Please see it by your...
Dear Group Members, I am visiting to Mahanadi canal region , Aaarang, Chhattisgarh regularly due to its unique diversity. This region is rich in Butea...
Dear Group Members, As you know, I visit to dense forests regularly. These forests are rich in biodiversity. Authorities have planted poisonous Jatropga deep...
Nature cure from India By Shalini Bhutani In February 2009, India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (mnre) signed a memorandum of understanding...
BP exits jatropha biofuel project to focus on ethanol Bloomberg News July 17, 2009, 6:37AM BP Plc, Europe's second-largest oil company, will exit its jatropha...
[News forwarded by Shefali Sharma. Thanks Shefali-Moderator.] Biodiesel sector waits for clarity on benefits from duty cut Kalpana Pathak / Mumbai July 9,...
Dear Group Members, If you are exhausted of poisonous and obnoxious Jatropha and want to control this "weed", please attend Weed Day in UC Davis. There is...
Dear Group Members, Although very late but it is good news that now Indian media is publishing news of Jatropha failure. Farmers are in anger and raising voice...
Heat on NGO for funds misuse Heat on NGO for funds misuse OUR CORRESPONDENT Jamshedpur, June 28: A West Singhbhum-based NGO is under scanner for having...
30 students rushed to hospital after eating poisonous Physic seeds Thu, Jun 18, 2009 The Nation/Asia News Network CHAIYAPHUM, Thailand - Thirty students here...
Jatropha viability as biofuel crop falls into doubt By Dominique Paton (email the author) Posted Wednesday, June 17 2009 at 00:00 Jatropha, the oily plant...
Dear Group Members, Terminalia arjuna, popularly known as Arjuna, is tree of medicinal importance. Its bark is used for heart troubles. Plant parts are used in...
Dear Group Members, According to modern scientific literature, Jatropha is well known Fish poison. Its toxicity to humanbeings is also known. Ignoring it the...
All Washed Up for Jatropha? Phil McKenna The draught-resistant "dream" biofuel is also a water hog A comprehensive new analysis of water use in biofuel crop...
Dear Group Members, Please see this "Battle at Kruger" up to end. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM Up to end, please. Ok. Then put Indigenous...
Dear Group Members, In India, Jatropha is not feeling well in Lateritic land. Whereas indigenous species are flourishing as usual in such lands. Please see...
Jatropha - Careful Science, Uninformed Optimism and Simplistic Implementation Written by Dave Harcourt Published on June 8th, 2009 Posted in About Energy, In...
Dear Group Members, Many group members have raised the question that how I calculate Jatropha survival rate. They complained that the rate is very high and not...
Dear Group Members, As human population is increasing and collection of fuel wood from nearby forest is increasing, the availability of wood is decreasing and...
Dear Group Members, Please see this picture http://pick14.pick.uga.edu/mp/20p?see=I_PAO5249&res=640 In Chhattisgarh, instead of planting Jatropha variety,...
Dear Group Members, Last year I posted a message showing pictures of burning Jatropha by rice farmers. During field preparations they found this weed...
Dear Group Members, I am visiting to Jatropha plantations continuously. In series titled "That's how Jatropha is performing in India" I will present some...
Uncertain times for biofuel company THE future for renewable energy company D1 Oils looks uncertain after its joint venture with BP to plant biofuel crop...
Friends of the Earth questions jatropha benefits 02 June 2009 Friends of the Earth questions jatropha benefits Biofuels produced from jatropha are being touted...
D1 Oils calls on FoE to open up a real debate on jatropha Written by Giles Clark, London Monday, 01 June 2009 "We would have been happy to have shared our data...
