Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday accused the Centre of burdening people through increased ethanol blending in petrol, claiming the policy had pushed up sugar prices by Rs 14-17 per…
Concerns over ethanol-blended E20 petrol damaging vehicle mileage and engines have driven consumers to premium, high-octane petrol, pushing its share of sales to 12-15% from about 4% in March, dealers and executives…
The legal battle over India's 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20) has shifted from challenging the policy itself to demanding consumer disclosure. A new petition by advocate Narender Kumar Goswami before the Supreme Court…
Chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran has argued that the government should offer E10 petrol as an option for older vehicles, even as officials say there is no plan to bring back…
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…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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