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Inaugurated in Golaghat Assam, it will use 5 lakh tonnes of bamboo annually from Assam and NE states, giving a ₹200-crore boost to Assam’s rural economy & benefiting local farmers & tribal communities. 

Post amendment to Indian Forest Act, 1927, bamboo is no longer classified as a tree, enabling its cutting and supporting forest community livelihoods. 

Bioethanol 

• A high-octane biofuel (C2H5OH) produced biologically from biomass like corn, sugarcane, grains, bamboo and vegetable residues.  
• Mainly used as a gasoline additive, with engines now capable of burning pure ethanol.  
• Key production steps include fermentation of sugars, pretreatment of starch or cellulose, distillation, and dehydration to fuel-grade ethanol.