Effects of pelletization on biomethane production from wheat straw.

The high lignin content and low bulk density of wheat straw pose challenges for biogas production. To overcome these hurdles, pretreatment and biomass pelletization have emerged as viable options. Thus, this research aims to reduce the recalcitrant nature of WS by employing various thermal pretreatment techniques and identifying the optimum parameters (temperature and time).

Co-densification of rice straw and cow dung in different food-to-microorganism ratios for biogas production.

Agricultural residues such as rice straw (RS) are desirable raw materials for biogas generation. However, the recalcitrant nature of RS hinders biogas production, and its low bulk density increases storage space requirements, transportation needs, and overall costs. These challenges could be resolved by pretreatment and pelletization.

Underlying the triple burden effects on women educationists due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 causes a pandemic situation that increased the paid or unpaid responsibilities (home and job) on women and brought significant changes in their lifestyle, resulting in psychological and emotional stress. This paper draws attention to the triple burden on the women during this time when certain roles are supposed to be performed by the women regardless she is employed or homemaker. The paper highlights the challenges faced by women educationists in making themselves comfortable with the work-life balance with emerging challenges such as new technology-based innovative teaching methods and various learning software's, apps, platforms, etc.