ISMA seeks upto Rs 20,000 crore budget support for advanced biofuels as sugar sector faces surplus, pricing stress"We have requested around Rs 10,000 crore for second-generation ethanol and about Rs 1,500 crore for SAF capacity, and overall an outlay of...
14 Jan, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
India needs to double sugar exports as surplus rises on lower ethanol outputIndia's sugar industry is urging the government to double export allocations to 2 million metric tons for the upcoming season. Lower divers...
06 Nov, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
All solid waste to be used for road construction before 2027: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that all solid waste will be utilized for road construction by the end of 2027, with 80 lakh tons al...
09 Oct, 2025, 02.07 PM IST
Capital grants, other financial assistance can help cut initial SAF production cost in India: StudyA study reveals India's large potential for sustainable aviation fuel. Financial aid and policies will lower facility building costs. India...
29 Sep, 2025, 08.23 PM IST
Ethanol Blending: Better? Cheaper? Greener? Are you serious!India's ambitious ethanol blending mandate, aiming for E27 fuel, faces scrutiny due to potential mileage losses and hidden costs for consum...
28 Aug, 2025, 11.39 PM IST
Indian refiners cancel palm oil orders for July-Sept as prices surgeIndian refiners have cancelled orders for 65,000 metric tons of crude palm oil due to a sudden surge in Malaysian prices. This decision, im...
18 Jun, 2025, 06.33 PM IST
Indian govt plans 5% ethanol blending in dieselThe government is exploring a new initiative to blend 5% ethanol in diesel, following its progress towards 20% ethanol blending in petrol. ...
12 Aug, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
Ethanol blending in petrol now stands at over 15%Ethanol blending in petrol exceeded 15% in May, driven by increased purchases from biofuel makers. Oil companies achieved an average blendi...
16 Jun, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
This stock gave 21% returns last year: Time to invest for growth prospects?Kajaria Ceramics stocks: Analysts are bullish on the company due to rising disposable incomes and customer inclination to enhance living an...
13 Nov, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
Top automakers readying clean tech to power up future vehiclesWhile two-wheeler makers such as Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, and TVS are looking to commercially launch one model each running on flex fuel ...
18 Sep, 2023, 12.36 AM IST
E20 fuel outlets will have pan-India presence by 2025, assures oil minister Hardeep Singh PuriIndia's oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that the entire country will have special fuel stations retailing E20 petrol, drawin...
07 Jul, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
US boosts biofuel mandates over next 3 years, but biofuel groups feel shortchangedThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized biofuel blending volumes at 20.94 billion gallons in 2023, 21.54 billion gallons in ...
21 Jun, 2023, 07.34 PM IST
Hardeep Singh Puri confident of meeting 20 pc ethanol blending target next fiscalUse of E20 leads to an estimated reduction of carbon monoxide emissions by about 50 per cent in two-wheelers and about 30 per cent in four-...
17 Apr, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
E20: Petrol doped with 20 pc ethanol starts retailing in 11 states/UTsIn the first phase, 15 cities will be covered and in the next two years it will be expanded throughout the country. India saved as much as ...
06 Feb, 2023, 01.50 PM IST
India to start supplying petrol with 20% ethanol from April 2023India, which achieved the target of supplying petrol mixed with 10 per cent ethanol (10 per cent ethanol, 90 per cent petrol) ahead of sche...
10 Aug, 2022, 07.25 PM IST
View: The importance of sustainable aviation fuel in achieving net carbon neutrality by 2050Currently, ICAO follows a two-fold criteria for certifying the sustainability of Corsia-eligible fuels — 10% reduction of greenhouse gas (G...
17 Nov, 2020, 11.06 PM IST
Oil marketing companies to float Rs 3,500 crore global tender for ethanolThe success of the tender is expected to determine the feasibility of the pan-India roll-out of the 5% ethanol-blended petrol programme, wh...
12 Dec, 2012, 06.08 AM IST