(EnergyAsia, February 8 2010, Monday) — Indian Oil Corporation, the country’s biggest state refiner, is in talks with the Uttar Pradesh state government to acquire 50,000 hectares of wasteland for the cultivation of non-edible oil seeds such as jatropha and karanjia for biodiesel production.  IOC now has access to 30,000 hectares of wasteland in Chhattisgarah…

(EnergyAsia, February 2 2010, Tuesday) — Indian Oil Corporation, the country’s biggest state refiner, is in talks with the state government of Uttar Pradesh to acquire 50,000 hectares of wasteland in to cultivate non-edible oil seeds such as jatropha and karanjia used for biodiesel production. IOC currently has 30,000 hectares of wasteland in Chhattisgarah and…