Grand Challenge Topic: Turning Agricultural Residues into a Scalable Biomass Economy Sector: Agriculture Sub-sector: agri-residues, waste-management, energy Code: GC_AGRI_25_03 Date of publishing: 06 March 2026 Last Updated: 06 March 2026 Overview India generates over 750 million tonnes of agricultural biomass annually, yet most of this resource remains uncollected, underutilised, or burned in fields. The challenge is to build the infrastructure, markets, and

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Grand Challenge Topic: Adoption rate of advanced farming remains poor Sector: Agriculture Sub-sector: high-tech-farming Code: ...

Compressed Biogas (CBG) holds immense promise for India. It aligns with the country’s goals on clean energy, circular economy, and import...

Grand Challenge Topic: Accelerating the growth of India's biogas economy to unlock clean energy and rural livelihoods Sector: Energy...

Sludge treatment serves multiple purposes, each aimed at ensuring public health, environmental safety, and operational efficiency. The...

Grand Challenge Topic: Sludge and septage management Sector: Water Sub-sector: waste-water Code: GC_Water_25_04 Date of...