<h1>Government launches Rs 12,000 crore energy and petrochemical projects including Rs 5,000 crore bamboo bioethanol and Rs 7,000 crore polypropylene</h1> The government announced inauguration and foundation-laying of energy and petrochemical projects in Assam totalling over Rs 12,000 crore, including a Rs 5,000 crore second-generation bioethanol plant using bamboo and a Rs 7,000 crore polypropylene plant. The bioethanol facility is described as zero-waste, producing 25 MW of renewable power; the polypropylene project is projected to cut national import dependency by ~20% and save about USD 85 million annually while generating significant short-term employment. These initiatives implicate regulatory approvals, environmental compliance, industrial policy objectives (net-zero, import substitution) and potential trade and subsidy considerations.