Punjab: HPCL to set up 2G bio-refinery plant in Bathinda

Nov 02, 2023

The 2G bio-refinery is designed for the utilization of paddy straw for the production of ethanol for blending with petrol under the Ethanol Blending...

Ethanol blending program saved Rs 24,300 crore foreign exchange in 2022-23: Hardeep Puri

Jan 03, 2024

Ethanol blending in petrol was introduced by the Centre to reduce the country's oil import costs, increase energy security, lower carbon emissions and improve...

Petrol with 20 pc ethanol blending by 2025: Amit Shah

Feb 14, 2023

Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that India will be able to achieve the goal of 20 per cent...

Govt lowers GST rate to 5 pc from 18 pc on ethanol meant for blending under Ethanol Blended Petrol programme

Dec 16, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 16 : The Government on Thursday has lowered the Goods and Services Tax rate to 5 per cent from 18...

15 per cent ethanol blending in diesel research in advanced stages, says Union Minister Gadkari at CII Bio Energy Summit

Oct 14, 2024

Ethanol blending in India has surged from 1.53 per cent in 2014 to 15 per cent in 2024, according to government data. Spurred by...

PM Modi says 'India achieved 10 pc ethanol blending in petrol target 5 months before deadline'

Jun 05, 2022

New Delhi [India], June 5 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India has achieved the target of 10 percent ethanol blending...