India, Dec. 30 -- In a significant step towards advancing carbon capture and storage technology in India, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and IIT Bombay have successfully finished drilling India's first well to test the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide deep underground.

The well has been drilled to study geological CO2 storage in sedimentary formations such as coal and sandstone, marking a major milestone in the field of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). This field aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by preventing carbon from entering the atmosphere, but either storing the captured CO2 permanently deep underground or converting it into reusable products like fuel or building materials.

The collaboration beg...