Maruti Suzuki Wagon R Bioflex price revealed; India's first flex-fuel hatchback costs Rs 86,000 more than top-end petrol modelMaruti Suzuki has launched India's first flex-fuel passenger car, the Wagon R Bioflex, priced at Rs 7.24 lakh. This commercial-only variant...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Maruti unveils India's first flex-fuel car: What is a flex fuel vehicle? How does it work? Will it cut your fuel bill? Here's allMaruti Suzuki has introduced India's first flex-fuel passenger car. This technology allows vehicles to run on petrol or petrol-ethanol blen...
04 Jun, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
12 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Maize emerges as India’s top ethanol feedstock as supplies surpass 515 crore litresIndia's cumulative ethanol supplies reached approximately 515 crore litres in the first half of ESY 2025-26, with maize emerging as the lar...
11 May, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
Govt to cut broken rice in PDS to free up ethanol feedstock, says Food SecretaryThe government plans to reduce broken rice in public distribution to 10% from 25%, freeing up 90 lakh tonnes annually for the ethanol secto...
24 Mar, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Economic Survey flags risks of biofuel incentives on cropping patternsThe Economic Survey warns that India's biofuel mandates, particularly for ethanol, risk distorting cropping patterns and food prices. While...
29 Jan, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
Economic Survey 2026: Ethanol push risks squeezing pulses, oilseedsIndia's ethanol program has saved billions in foreign exchange. However, government policies favoring maize for ethanol are pushing farmers...
29 Jan, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
India can emerge as global SAF export hub with low-carbon ethanol advantage: Triveni Engineering CEOIndia is poised to become a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) export hub, leveraging its significant ethanol surplus and lower carbon intensi...
14 Dec, 2025, 02.23 PM IST
Govt announces modified ethanol scheme to boost year-round production at cooperative sugar millsThe union food ministry has announced a scheme to help cooperative sugar mills convert their ethanol plants to operate year-round using gra...
08 Mar, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
Godavari Biorefineries to invest Rs 130 crore for enhancing ethanol productionGodavari Biorefineries is investing Rs 130 crore in a new 200 KLPD corn/grain-based distillery, boosting its ethanol production. The facili...
16 Dec, 2024, 05.33 PM IST
Bihar seeks investment in maize sector amid ethanol boomBihar Agriculture Minister Mangal Pandey has urged private sector investment in hybrid maize seed production and warehouse facilities. The ...
25 Sep, 2024, 02.20 PM IST
US offers to help India meet ethanol blending target by 2025"We believe that there's a great opportunity to support India's advancement in increasing ethanol production," said Alexis Taylor, United S...
29 Apr, 2024, 12.04 AM IST
Govt allows Nafed, NCCF to sell maize to ethanol makers at base rate of Rs 2,291/quintalNafed and National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) will procure maize at a minimum support price of Rs 2,090 per quintal ...
21 Feb, 2024, 07.36 PM IST
Govt sees no impact on ethanol blending prog due to ban on using cane juice for making green fuelThe Indian government has pledged to meet a 20% ethanol blending target by 2025-26, despite a temporary ban on sugarcane juice and sugar sy...
08 Dec, 2023, 07.56 PM IST
Government exploring solutions to address problem of grain supplies for ethanol makingOn industry body ISMA's demand for a hike in ethanol price to Rs 69.85 per litre, Chopra said a committee is deliberating this issue.
04 Aug, 2023, 08.13 PM IST
India will achieve 20% ethanol-blended petrol target by 2025; maize to play important role, says Piyush GoyalThe minister highlighted that the blending of ethanol with petrol has increased to 10 per cent in 2021-22 marketing year from just 1.53 per...
02 May, 2023, 09.47 PM IST
Bharat Petroleum confident of meeting 10% ethanol blending target by 2022State-run oil marketers are required to blend 10 per cent ethanol in petrol under the national policy on biofuels 2018 by 2022 and 20 per c...
17 Nov, 2020, 10.28 PM IST