Current Affairs - State - Discussion

Punjab State Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to set up bio-gas and bio-CNG plants in the state. The MoU with IOC was signed by Punjab Bureau of Industrial Promotion (PBIP) and Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) in presence of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. This agreement is in line with Punjab State Government's efforts to find sustainable solutions to paddy straw burning, which has emerged as a major cause of air pollution in North India. Initially 42 plants will become operational in 2018. Over the next 3-4 years, total 400 such plants will become operational.