Iran war energy shock drives India's interest in ethanol and other biofuelsIndia and Southeast Asian nations are boosting biofuel use amid global fuel disruptions. This move aims to reduce reliance on imported oil ...
15 May, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
Piccadily Agro Q4 Results: Profit rises 14% to Rs 45 cr; FY26 revenue crosses Rs 1,110 cr markets stocks earningsPiccadily Agro Industries Ltd, maker of single malt whisky Indri and Camikara Rum, has reported a 13.6 per cent increase in its net profit ...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Oil prices surge from Iran conflict boosts global biofuel demandGlobal oil prices are surging due to a war in the Middle East. This is increasing demand for biofuels made from crops. Countries in Asia ar...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
Stoves to cars: India expands ethanol use amid West Asia warIndia has a massive surplus of ethanol, pushing policymakers and industry to find new uses. Ethanol-powered cooking stoves are being tested...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
Fuel fight brews as ethanol lobby wants blend boostThe ethanol lobby is pushing for a 1-2% increase in blending beyond the current 20% mandate, citing idle industry capacity. Automakers, how...
29 Oct, 2025, 08.57 AM 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
No proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Food secretaryGovernment remains firm on not resuming subsidised rice sale for ethanol. Chopra encourages maize ethanol production and highlights the imp...
05 Apr, 2024, 10.16 AM IST
No proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Food SecyThe rice sale for ethanol makers was discontinued for various reasons, including apprehensions about domestic output and high retail prices...
04 Apr, 2024, 10.30 PM IST
No proposal to allow further diversion of sugar for ethanol production: Food SecyFood Secretary Sanjeev Chopra has said that there are no plans to permit additional diversion of sugar for ethanol production during the cu...
22 Feb, 2024, 09.25 PM IST
Govt allows Nafed, NCCF to sell maize to ethanol makers at base rate of Rs 2,291/quintalNafed and National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) will procure maize at a minimum support price of Rs 2,090 per quintal ...
21 Feb, 2024, 07.36 PM IST
Government exploring solutions to address problem of grain supplies for ethanol makingOn industry body ISMA's demand for a hike in ethanol price to Rs 69.85 per litre, Chopra said a committee is deliberating this issue.
04 Aug, 2023, 08.13 PM IST
Indian Oil Corporation, two domestic engine makers working on 5 pc ethanol blending in dieselEthanol is sourced exclusively from sugarcane molasses while the second generation ethanol is sourced from agricultural residue like wheat ...
05 Jun, 2023, 08.38 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari bats for green fuels, EVs to check pollution, oil importsGadkari said he would urge the petroleum and natural gas ministry to open ethanol pumps across the country to boost availability of the bio...
13 Jul, 2019, 09.09 AM IST
Tamil Nadu sugar mills want cap on ethanol output to goFor millers in Tamil Nadu, the prospects in ethanol appear brighter than the bread and butter of the business -sugar.
10 Nov, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
Gulf Petrochem to set up Rs 1,000-crore ethanol plant in IndiaIndia needs over 115 crore litres of ethanol to meet its target of 5% blending. But Indian units produce only 80 crore litres, creating a b...
03 Jul, 2015, 10.39 AM IST
'Ethanol blending with petrol should be taken seriously'Ethanol makers are pushing the Centre for blending of the spirit with petrol so that it could become an additional source of income for fac...
08 Dec, 2014, 06.32 PM IST
- Shree Renuka acquires ethanol plant for Rs 6 cr
Sugar maker Shree Renuka Sugars says it has acquired an ethanol plant for Rs 6 crore from Dhanuka Cold Storage Pvt Ltd.
24 Aug, 2007, 03.00 PM IST