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
85% ethanol-ready bikes are here: Hero launches new Splendor+ and HF Deluxe; Check prices, specifications and featuresHero MotoCorp introduces India's first mass-market flex-fuel motorcycles. The Splendor+ Flex Fuel and HF Deluxe Flex Fuel can run on petrol...
03 Jun, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
Lakhs of farmers committed suicide between 2005-14, situation changed under Modi regime: UP CM YogiUttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday highlighted a transformation in agriculture over the past 12 years. He also stated that farme...
03 Jun, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis meets Amit Shah; says "positive decision to be taken on raising MSP, ethanol quota, loan restructuring"Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Discussions focused on the sugar industry and onion fa...
28 May, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
Gujarat govt's 'revolutionary' decision to provide Rs 1,500 cr financial relief to sugar cooperativesGujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel approved sugarcane prices paid by cooperative societies to farmers. This decision benefits over two ...
26 May, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Rs 10.9 lakh crore burden: Iran shock can take a load off India's backRising oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict are pushing India to accelerate its shift away from fossil fuels, with the government fast...
20 May, 2026, 02.15 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
Govt raises sugarcane FRP by Rs 10 to Rs 365/quintal for 2026-27 seasonThe government has increased the minimum price for sugarcane. Sugar mills will now pay Rs 365 per quintal to farmers for the 2026-27 season...
05 May, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
India in talks with Nepal for ethanol exports, exploring shipments to SAARC nationsIndia is discussing ethanol exports with Nepal and other SAARC countries. This initiative aims to support farmers and strengthen the rural ...
01 May, 2026, 07.47 PM IST
TVS' ethanol-powered models ready, rollouts to be in phases, says Sudarshan Venu, CMD of TVS Motor CompanyIndia's E20 ethanol blending milestone has yielded significant foreign exchange savings and rural economic strengthening. TVS Motor's CMD, ...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.32 AM IST
Ethanol-blended petrol environment friendly, benefitting farmers, Nitin Gadkari tells Lok SabhaAmid concerns over the use of ethanol-blended petrol, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said after extensive test...
11 Dec, 2025, 12.52 PM IST
Indian auto companies will soon produce 100% ethanol-run cars and 2-wheelers: Nitin GadkariRecently, Toyota has announced for setting up of a plant to produce flex cars in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, with an investment of Rs 20,000 c...
05 Aug, 2024, 10.38 PM IST
Government gives nod to 422 ethanol projects, likely to attract investment of Rs 41,000 croreHe said that the surge in ethanol-based projects is due to the government’s recent announcement to extend subsidised credit facilities to g...
02 Apr, 2021, 11.48 AM IST
Government hikes ethanol price for doping in petrol by up to Rs 3.34 per litreThe move will help farmers get remunerative price while also cutting down oil imports, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar said. As much as 10 p...
29 Oct, 2020, 05.16 PM IST
Ethanol price hiked by up to Rs 1.84The CCEA increased the prices of ethanol from ‘C’ heavy molasses and ‘B’ heavy molasses by 29 paise per litre and Rs 1.84 per litre respect...
03 Sep, 2019, 11.45 PM IST
Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari calls for crop diversification to address povertyFarmers can earn more if they have diversification in crops that can be used for manufacturing ethanol, bio-gas, said Gadkari
27 Aug, 2014, 07.27 PM IST
CIFA asks parties to add 4 key farm issues in poll manifestoCIFA, which was set up in 2001, said political parties should incorporate farmers' charter of demands in the ongoing poll manifesto.
21 Apr, 2014, 02.32 PM IST