Higher ethanol mix tax cut a good driveIndia is rolling out incentives for petrol mixed with higher ethanol percentages, marking a significant step in its commitment to bolster e...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Dwarikesh Sugar, Dhampur Sugar and other sugar stocks gain up to 4% after excise duty cut on ethanol-blended petrolSugar stocks rose sharply on Thursday after the Finance Ministry exempted several ethanol-blended petrol variants from excise duty, strengt...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
E85 fuel to sell at Rs 20/litre discount to drive ethanol adoption: Oil Minister Hardeep Singh PuriIndia is turning a new leaf in energy efficiency by rolling out E85 fuel, an environmentally friendly ethanol blend consisting of 85% ethan...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.50 PM IST
E85 vs Petrol: How much does it cost, why is it cheaper, and who can use it?India has launched E85 ethanol-blended fuel in Delhi, priced significantly lower than standard petrol. This move aims to reduce crude oil d...
05 Jun, 2026, 08.57 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
What India’s new E22 to E30 Petrol variants mean for fuel prices, vehicles and ethanol useIndia has launched new fuel standards for petrol with higher ethanol content, including E22, E25, E27, and E30. This move supports the nati...
20 May, 2026, 01.06 AM IST
India proposes new vehicle rules to allow higher ethanol-blended fuelsIndia has proposed amendments to its motor vehicle rules to formally integrate higher ethanol-blended fuels, including E85 (85% ethanol) an...
29 Apr, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
There is no future for petrol and diesel vehicles, Nitin Gadkari saysIndia is phasing out petrol and diesel vehicles. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stated there is no future for these fuels. Manufacturers must...
29 Apr, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
SC dismisses PIL seeking nationwide E20 petrol availability, ethanol labelingThe Supreme Court has dismissed a petition about ethanol-blended petrol. The petition requested non-ethanol fuel availability and ethanol c...
01 Sep, 2025, 08.42 PM IST
SC to hear on Sept 1 plea over sale of 20 percent ethanol blended petrolThe Supreme Court will hear a plea against the nationwide rollout of 20 percent Ethanol Blended Petrol. The petition alleges motorists are ...
31 Aug, 2025, 11.10 AM IST
Ethanol has become pricier than petrol: Oil ministryThe oil ministry has rejected calls to lower the price of ethanol-blended petrol, stating that ethanol's procurement cost is now higher tha...
12 Aug, 2025, 07.53 PM IST
IOC to roll out 10% Ethanol Blended Petrol across the North East, 100% rollout in GuwahatiThe blending of 10 % ethanol in Petrol in India is a practice which is nearly two decades old now and has been implemented across the count...
11 Jan, 2022, 07.22 PM IST
Time to shift gears: Scrap biofuels, go for solar power insteadIndia produces ethanol from molasses, a byproduct of sugar. The sugar industry is riddled with controls, including controls on the producti...
14 Feb, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
Government to introduce flexible-fuel policy to cut dependence on imported fossil fuelsWhile provisions for blending 5% fuel with ethanol are already there and plans to hike the content to 10% — due since 2008 — is being exped...
26 Jun, 2015, 03.24 AM IST
Hike in excise duty on petrol bodes well for ethanol playersThe ethanol blended petrol (EBP) scheme appears to have achieved only marginal success despite being in operation for 10 years.
09 Dec, 2014, 01.52 PM IST
- Ethanol content in petrol to double by this October
The government on Friday said it would double the ethanol content to be mixed with petrol to 10 per cent by this October to reduce the coun...
08 Feb, 2008, 09.07 PM IST
- All states to have EBP plan
The government is planning to extend ethanol-blended petrol (EBP) programme, now operational in only 10 states, to every part of the countr...
08 Jun, 2006, 08.45 AM IST