IndianOil rolled out brand new M15 Petrol in TinsukiaThe Pilot rollout is being done in Assam's Tinsukia due to the ready availability of Methanol which is being manufactured by the State Publ...
30 Apr, 2022, 08.23 PM IST
Plan to shift inland waterways, army trucks to methanol in the worksMethanol is a low-carbon, hydrogen carrier fuel produced from high ash coal, agricultural residue, CO2 from thermal power plants and natura...
18 Jan, 2022, 06.10 AM IST
Govt plans to convert inland waterways and army trucks into methanol engines“NITI Aayog is facilitating conversion of inland waterways at Haldia, Varanasi and Allahabad under this project,” the official quoted above...
17 Jan, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
Methanol blend on cards, may trim oil import bill by Rs 5,000 croreOur crude oil import stands at close to Rs 5 lakh crore annually with 2,900 crore litre petrol consumed.
23 Dec, 2019, 03.07 PM IST
Niti’s methanol plan for petrol vehicles on the backburnerStrategy changed as govt shifts focus to EVs; methanol push to continue for telecom towers, gensets.
16 Jul, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
Niti Aayog pushes for methanol use as cooking fuelThe Aayog is in talks with the states of Uttar Pradesh and Assam over distribution of 20,000 and 50,000 gas stoves, respectively, powered b...
17 Dec, 2018, 06.09 PM IST
Niti Aayog to reach out to cabinet secretary to move methanol blending planThe official alleged that the petroleum ministry is not moving ahead on the proposal despite committing itself to the project at a high-lev...
14 Dec, 2018, 06.59 AM IST
View: Emerging oil realities just showed India the road it must take from hereOne must not forget that it makes perfect economic sense to pass on rising crude prices to consumers.
14 Sep, 2018, 06.17 AM IST
Niti Aayog may test-drive plan to run petrol cars on 15% methanolThe proposed move will also help the government to substantially cut down its oil import bill.
03 Aug, 2018, 11.29 AM IST
Assam to run ten buses using methanol as fuelAssam Industries and Commerce Minister, Chandra Mohan Patowary attended a review meeting on implementing methanol economy at Transport Bhaw...
27 Jun, 2018, 10.52 PM IST
NITI Aayog working on policy to cut oil bill by $100 bnIndia is the third biggest oil importer globally and the government has been making efforts to bring down imports by using alternative fuel...
29 Dec, 2017, 06.26 AM IST
Government to promote methanol as alternative fuelNiti Aayog member V K Saraswat said today that methanol is a good substitute for transportation fuels and cooking fuel and there is a merit...
19 Dec, 2017, 11.04 PM IST
Government to soon unveil policy on methanol blending in petrol: GadkariIn the upcoming Parliament session, govt planning to announce a policy of blending 15 per cent methanol in petrol.
09 Dec, 2017, 06.46 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari pushes for leapfrogging into methanol economyThe government's key think tank, NITI Aayog is seriously exploring about deploying methanol as a possible way to achieve energy independenc...
11 Sep, 2016, 10.45 AM IST
Government may make methanol production from domestic coal a high policy priorityIndia’s annual requirement of methanol, which is mostly used in the chemical industry, is estimated at 1.35 million tonnes.
20 Nov, 2015, 04.05 AM IST
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