Shri Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates India’s First Integrated CCUS Field Laboratory Facility under Bharat Innovates 2026

• India's first end-to-end Integrated CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage) Field Laboratory inaugurated at IIT Bombay on 11 May 2026 under the Ministry of Education's Bharat Innovates 2026 initiative.
• Combines indigenous CO₂ capture, utilisation, and permanent geological sequestration under one field facility — a model for India's hard-to-abate-sector decarbonisation.
• Examinable for GS-III (Environment / Sci-Tech / Energy): directly links to India's Net-Zero by 2070 pledge, R&D Roadmap on CCUS (2025), and PM-STIAC discussions.