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Carbon Capture (CCUS) in India
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) traps carbon dioxide at industrial plants, then reuses it as a raw material or locks it away in deep rock. A PIB backgrounder issued on 27 October 2026, the opening day of CSIR's ESTIC-2026 conclave, set out why India needs it for net zero by 2070 and what the Centre has built so far.
Last updated 27 October 20265 min read
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Adds a card on carbon capture, utilisation and storage: how it works, the ₹20,000 crore Budget scheme, DST's roadmap, the IIT Bombay field lab and India's project pipeline.
- CCUS
- carbon capture
- hard-to-abate sectors
- net zero 2070
- DST CCUS roadmap
- blue hydrogen
- CCU testbeds
- IIT Bombay CCUS lab
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