TruAlt Bioenergy secures Rs 390 crore 1G Bioethanol order from OMCsIndia's TruAlt Bioenergy has secured a Rs 390 crore order from major oil marketing companies for the supply of 6 crore liters of 1G Bioetha...
10 Jul, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
15-year-old govt vehicles will be scrapped: Nitin GadkariUnion minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said all vehicles belonging to the Indian government that have completed 15 years will be scrapped, ...
25 Nov, 2022, 04.24 PM IST
Achieving target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025 to save Rs 1 lakh crore forex: Amit ShahIn June 2021, the Narendra Modi government had set the target of achieving 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by November 2022, which w...
14 Sep, 2022, 10.01 PM IST
DBS Bank extends transition loan worth Rs 1.75 billion to Shree Renuka Sugars“The proceeds will be used to finance the expansion of SRSL’s sustainable bioethanol business in India. This is believed to be the first tr...
12 May, 2022, 02.57 PM IST
Bioethanol can change the face of rural economy and rural India, says Gadkari at ET GBS 2022ET spoke to Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways on current government projects and initiatives around alternative fuel,...
22 Mar, 2022, 12.56 PM IST
GACL, GAIL sign pact to set up Rs 1,000-crore bioethanol plant in GujaratTo reduce the import of crude oil and thereby save on foreign exchange, the Prime Minister has set a target of 20 per cent ethanol blending...
17 Dec, 2021, 09.41 PM IST
India to make it mandatory for auto makers to offer biofuel vehicles in 6 months, says GadkariThe minister said consumers will have a choice between petrol and bioethanol and a switch to the alternative is also essential for the coun...
31 Aug, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
China aims to extend ethanol fuel usage countrywide by 202013 Sep, 2017, 03.11 PM IST
Indian Oil Corp to set up a bio-ethanol facility at Panipat RefineryLanzaTech owns patented technology that helps convert carbon rich wastes and residues produced by industries into valuable fuel and chemica...
10 Jul, 2017, 07.08 PM IST
Agricultural waste may power future carsResearchers estimated that more than 400 billion litres of bioethanol could be produced each year from crop wastage.
27 Mar, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
To clean up air in cities, government plans biofuel, electric busesGadkari said his ministry had published a draft notification for allowing vehicles to run on biofuels, which will be finalized in one month.
19 Dec, 2014, 11.17 AM IST
Only 1.37 per cent bioethanol in petrol against mandatory 5 per cent: Piyush GoyalThe Minister added that the Department of Science and Technology is supporting research and development in the use of biofuels in engines.
27 Nov, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
Soon, cheap second-generation biofuel for carsThe process as used today needs expensive enzymes, and large companies dominate this market, researchers said.
25 Feb, 2014, 05.53 PM IST
- Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to head GoM on bio-ethanol
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will head the Group of Ministers (GoM) on pricing of bio-ethanol for blending with petrol and other relat...
09 Sep, 2012, 12.52 PM IST
- Whisky for running cars and keeping kids warm
The invigorating properties of whisky will soon be used for running cars, and keeping school kids warm.
26 Dec, 2007, 04.48 PM IST
- Dutch DSM offers technology to draw ethanol from cellulose
Multi-billion Dutch chemicals major DSM has offered India its technology to derive ethanol from cellulose.
15 Sep, 2007, 04.47 AM IST
- Biofuels are benign, but at best a part solution
The world, it is said, belongs to those with the most energy. The fact is that energy and persistence are known to alter all things.
08 Jun, 2007, 01.13 AM IST