Indian paper industries are now constantly working to become more eco-friendly by effective utilization of resources. In the same line, TNPL (Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd.) initiated many innovative measures to reduce energy consumption and to reduce the carbon foot print. The major efforts and innovations taken by TNPL are Methane Extraction and fuel conservation project, commissioning of state-of-the-art energy efficient paper machine, installation of energy efficient chemical recovery boiler, implementation of new hard wood fibre line, installation of shoe press in the paper machine.