Mumbai, March 31 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay developed an indigenous technology to combat the rising prices and potential shortages of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

Through its patented biomass gasification technology, the institute has successfully converted dry leaves into cooking fuel.

This technology is the culmination of nearly a decade of research, which began in 2014 under Professor Sanjay Mahajani.

Sanjay Mahajani, speaking to reporters, said, "I am a faculty member here in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Bombay. My research focuses on gasification and energy conversion. These dried leaves and twigs, if we simply burn them, do, in fact, yield energy. However, the situation here is that IIT ...