India, Oct. 5 -- On October 1, 2026, the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched the GOBARdhan scheme, the Unified GOBARdhan Portal and the GOBARdhan Handbook. The launch marks a shift in the government's approach to compressed biogas (CBG), bringing producers, farmers, state governments, city gas distribution (CGD) entities and financial institutions under one framework.

India's import dependence remains significant. In 2024-25, natural gas consumption was around 71,000 million standard cubic metres, with about half imported at a cost of around $14.9 billion. CBG can reduce this dependence while putting agricultural residues, animal dung, and municipal and industrial organic waste to productive use.

GOBARdhan is less of a ...