India to import sugar after 10 years as prices hit record Rs 58
India is set to import around 1 million tonnes of raw sugar at zero duty after domestic prices surged to record highs, reports Rediff.com. This would be the first such import in…
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E20 Petrol Not Sole Cause of Low Mileage, Says Govt
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has said vehicle mileage depends on driving habits, traffic, tyre pressure and AC usage, and cannot be blamed on E20 petrol alone. In an August…
Govt admits E20 cuts fuel economy by 2-6%
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, told the Lok Sabha that E20 petrol can reduce fuel economy by 2 to 6 per cent depending on vehicle category and vintage.…
Top carmakers flagged E20 fuel contamination before backtracking
Leading Indian automakers Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra privately communicated serious worries about contamination in E20 petrol weeks before their industry lobby publicly withdrew a warning to the government.…
India mulls curbing sugarcane for ethanol to tame sugar prices
The government is considering restricting the use of sugarcane for ethanol in the season starting October to boost sugar output and tame record prices, two government and two industry sources told The…
Ethanol-blended diesel fails flash-point test; E20 debated
The government has ruled out ethanol-blended diesel for broad use after tests found the addition of ethanol sharply lowered the fuel's flash point, violating safety norms. Minister Suresh Gopi told Parliament that…
Ethanol-blended diesel ruled out after flash-point test fails
The Centre has dropped plans to blend ethanol with diesel after public-sector oil marketing companies found the mix sharply lowers diesel's flash point, raising fire risks during storage and transport. Minister of…
BJP MP defends ethanol blending, asks where pure petrol will come from
BJP MP Janardan Mishra has defended the government's ethanol blending policy, asking opponents, "Will pure petrol come from your father's house?" Speaking at an event to inaugurate new flights from Rewa to…
BJP MP Janardan Mishra asks ethanol critics: ‘Will pure petrol come from your father’s house?’
BJP MP Janardan Mishra defended the Centre's 20% ethanol blending policy at an event in Rewa, telling opponents, "Will pure petrol come from your father's house?" He cited India's 80% crude oil…
Govt rules out E25, admits 3-5% mileage loss on E20
The Union government has told the Rajya Sabha that it has no plans to increase ethanol blending beyond the current 20% (E20) and that any move to E25 would require more scientific…
