Kushagra Nayan Bajaj is an MBA graduate of Northwestern University and BSc graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. He works for Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd, which is the largest sugar manufacturer in India with 14 sugar mills and a crushing capacity of 136,000 TCD. It is also among the top 10 sugar companies worldwide and India's largest producer of ethanol with a capacity of 800 KLD. Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd focuses on eco-friendly practices like generating 428 MW of renewable power from bagasse, producing ethanol as a renewable fuel, operating biogas plants, using sugarcane residue to improve soil quality, and controlling emissions.

1. Kushagra Nayan Bajaj
(MBA - Northwestern University)
(BSc. - Carnegie Mellon University)

3. Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd.

4. Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd. - Snapshot
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Largest sugar manufacturer in India with 14 sugar mills with
136,000 TCD crushing capacity across 14 locations
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Amongst the top 10 sugar companies in the world
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India’s largest green fuel - Ethanol manufacturer with a
capacity of 800 KLD
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Strong relationships with over 7 million farmers whose
incomes have more than doubled from Rs.57 billion in 200809 to around Rs.135 billion in 2012
This pre-eminent position is the result of rapid greenfield
expansions during 2003-2007. The Company has made the largest
investment in the agriculture sector in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

5. BHL: Eco-friendly Company
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POWER GENERATION: We recycle bagasse residue to generate
428 MW of power. After meeting our captive needs, we supply
105 MW to the UP state grid
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ETHANLOL: We have made pioneering efforts in the area of
renewable fuel and are India’s largest and the world’s sixth
largest producer of ethanol.
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BIOGAS: Our biogas plants for distillery effluents at Kinauni,
Palia, Gola, Gangnauli, Khambarkhera and Rudauli are setting
standards for distillery facilities across the country

6. BHL: Eco-friendly Company
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IMPROVING THE SOIL PROFILE: We innovatively use sugarcane
residue to complement chemical fertilizers. Low cost biocompost manufactured from press mud – a water waste
product – improves soil texture and the carbon / nitrogen ratio.
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EMISSION CONTROLS: BHL has installed wet scrubbers to
restrict emission and a third of the plants are developed as a
green belt to mitigate the effects of any emissions.