<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/kerala-india">Kerala </a>startup, under the aegis of the Kerala Irrigation Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd is set to launch eco-friendly organic water bottles soon. Also called ‘compostable bottles,’ this initiative is considered the first in the country.</p>.<p>The new product, marketed under the brand ‘Hilly Aqua,’ aims to replace plastic bottles.</p>.IIT Guwahati develops tech to convert methane, carbon dioxide into eco-friendly biofuel.<p>Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is scheduled to launch the product in mid-January, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The project came to fruition after Kerala’s Minister for Water Resources, Roshy Augustine, took a keen interest in a prototype developed by Green Bio Products, which was showcased at an exhibition in Mumbai in 2019.</p>.<p>Green Bio Products, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eight Specialist Services, a Kerala-based startup, supplies the raw materials, while KIIDC will handle the manufacturing, the statement said.</p>.<p>Once operational, the initiative will position Kerala as the first state in the country to launch organic water bottles, it added.</p>.<p>All raw materials used for manufacturing the bottles are biodegradable and have received the necessary certifications from both domestic and global agencies.</p>.<p>During the initial phase, the bottles will be targeted to be distributed in high-footfall areas such as tourism hotspots and festival venues, before being introduced in other parts of the state and the country, the statement added. </p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/kerala-india">Kerala </a>startup, under the aegis of the Kerala Irrigation Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd is set to launch eco-friendly organic water bottles soon. Also called ‘compostable bottles,’ this initiative is considered the first in the country.</p>.<p>The new product, marketed under the brand ‘Hilly Aqua,’ aims to replace plastic bottles.</p>.IIT Guwahati develops tech to convert methane, carbon dioxide into eco-friendly biofuel.<p>Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is scheduled to launch the product in mid-January, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The project came to fruition after Kerala’s Minister for Water Resources, Roshy Augustine, took a keen interest in a prototype developed by Green Bio Products, which was showcased at an exhibition in Mumbai in 2019.</p>.<p>Green Bio Products, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eight Specialist Services, a Kerala-based startup, supplies the raw materials, while KIIDC will handle the manufacturing, the statement said.</p>.<p>Once operational, the initiative will position Kerala as the first state in the country to launch organic water bottles, it added.</p>.<p>All raw materials used for manufacturing the bottles are biodegradable and have received the necessary certifications from both domestic and global agencies.</p>.<p>During the initial phase, the bottles will be targeted to be distributed in high-footfall areas such as tourism hotspots and festival venues, before being introduced in other parts of the state and the country, the statement added. </p>