Indian oil marketing companies are inviting bids for 150 million litres of biodiesel over a three-month period. The procurement will begin ...

The All India Distillers’ Association (AIDA) has approached the government with a request to elevate the maize-based ethanol procurement pr...

Though this year's ethanol tender leaves sugar out, the long-term blending roadmap still points to rising ethanol use. The move is aimed at...

Drought conditions have caused a significant decrease in maize supply, leading to competition among industries for access. Poultry producer...

As the West Asia conflict drove up oil costs, India kept a much larger rise from reaching the pump. This explainer dives into how protectio...

A research paper recommends flexibility in India's ethanol blending program targets. It suggests maintaining E20 as a long-term goal while ...

The Supreme Court took action on Monday by dismissing a public interest litigation that sought mandatory transparency regarding ethanol per...

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking mandatory disclosure of the exact ethanol content in ...

The Supreme Court will hear a petition on August 31 regarding ethanol labelling. The plea seeks mandatory disclosure of ethanol percentages...

Rising diversion of maize to ethanol production has significantly increased poultry feed costs, leading to a 35-40% surge in egg prices ove...

The government is contemplating the enforcement of mandatory chloride contamination limits for E20 petrol. Automakers have expressed worrie...

Ethanol-blended diesel failed safety specifications, which sharply lowered its flash point. This technical issue effectively rules out wide...

Public Sector OMCs spent over Rs 48,000 crore on ethanol procurement in ESY 2023-24. They procured Rs 73,996 crore worth of ethanol during ...

India's ethanol production capacity was about 13.80 billion litres per year in November 2023, of which 8.75 billion litres were molasses-ba...

At present, it is compulsory to blend 5 per cent ethanol with petrol but the oil marketing companies (OMCs) are able to do around 2 per cen...

6 for every litre of petrol sold if ethanol is blended with it, contradicting the OMCs' suggestion that blending will lead to costlier fuel.

Oil marketing companies have to mix 5% ethanol with petrol. CCEA allows market-based pricing of the biofuel.