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OPIL's Kernel oil factory in Kollam

Kottayam, Feb 6 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan will lay the foundation stone for the Rs three crore Kernel Oil Factory of the Oil Palm India Limited (OPIL) at Yeroor in Kollam district on February eight.

Talking to newspersons here today, OPIL Chairman V B Binu and Managing Director Mathew Jacob said the new factory would the first of its kind under the public sector in India.

The factory was part of the OPIL's plan to reduce edible oil shortage in the country, they said.

The factory would be commissioned within a year, they added.

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Orissa: JITM students develop solar lantern

Bhubaneswar, Feb 20:  A low cost solar powered battery charged LED Lanterns have been developed by the students of Jagannath Institute of Technology and Management (JITM), Orissa, in collaboration with the Engineers Without Borders(EWB) member students from University of Illinois. This has been specially developed for the benefit of the off-grid villages. JITM Director (Research and Development) Dhanandra Kumar Mishra told sources that the students have fabricated 80 prototype lamps for trial in the villages close to the.....
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