Ethanol

Rural agriculture in trouble: Nitin Gadkari

The road transport and highways minister also emphasised on finding the best raw material available in an area so that value addition can be done

Maharashtra: Nitin Gadkari urges farmers to take up ethanol production

Nitin Gadkari said if 50 per cent irrigation is carried out in the west Vidarbha region, no farmer will commit suicide

Centre advances ethanol blending target of 20% in petrol to 2025-26 from 2030

The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at its meeting on Wednesday approved the amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels

Centre approves ethanol price hike by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for mixing in petrol

Higher mixing of ethanol in petrol will help cut India's oil import bill and also benefit sugar cane farmers as well as sugar mills

Order to make flex-fuel engines mandatory for all vehicles coming by early 2022: Nitin Gadkari

In a bid to move away from petrol and diesel vehicles, India is pushing for the adoption of flex-fuel vehicles, which will use locally-produced ethanol.

E10 fuel: What are the benefits and challenges presented by the addition of 10 percent ethanol?

The UK government argues that the introduction of E10 petrol – which contains 10 percent ethanol – is an environmental move to reduce CO₂ emissions.

Explained: What is ethanol blending in petrol and why it can be beneficial for India

Ethanol is a biofuel, that is, a fuel produced by processing organic matter. The auto fuels we commonly use are mainly derived from the slow geological process of fossilisation, which is why they are also known as fossil fuels

India advanced target for ethanol-blending in petrol from 2030 to 2025, says Narendra Modi

Last year, the Centre had set a target of 10% ethanol blending in petrol by 2022 and 20% by 2030. Ethanol is less polluting and also provides farmers with an alternate income source

Gadkari urges automakers to produce flex-fuel vehicles and help slash vehicular pollution

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has called on vehicle manufacturers in the country to produce models that can also run on a blend of petrol and ethanol.

India exports 33.5 lakh tonne sugar so far in 2019-20 marketing year; Centre takes measures to help sugar mills clear cane dues

According to AISTA, mills exported 33,49,132 tonnes of sugar from 1 October 2019 till 4 May 2020.