The Power of Pine ; A Tiny Company in Uttarakhand Is Harnessing the Potential of Pine Needles to Produce Electricity and Prevent Forest Fires

Berinag is a sleepy little town about 100 km from Pithoragarh in hill state Uttarakhand. A small company based there is now changing lives of locals with a unique project - generating power from pine needles. The company, Avani Bio Energy, was launched by the Haryana-born Rajnish Jain in May 2011. ... (Publication: Business Today)