AISTA seeks 35% hike in minimum selling price of sugar to Rs 42/kg , backs government cane FRPAISTA has urged the government to raise the minimum selling price of sugar amid ongoing protests by farmers. The association supports the c...
06 Nov, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
Drought threatens India's 20% ethanol blending target as food takes priorityIndia faces a significant challenge in its ethanol production due to the lowest monsoon rainfall experienced in over a decade. This situati...
04 Nov, 2026, 08.36 AM IST
PSU oil firms float tender to buy 150 mn litres of biodiesel at Rs 88/litreIndian oil marketing companies are inviting bids for 150 million litres of biodiesel over a three-month period. The procurement will begin ...
02 Nov, 2026, 04.48 PM IST
Fuel, forex and farmers: Why India is betting big on maizeA grain that once fed chickens now fuels cars and, soon, planes. The harder question is whether Indian farms can keep up with the demand it...
01 Nov, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
India's 100% ethanol-run vehicle push faces Supreme Court question to govt over fuel supplyThe Supreme Court questioned the Centre over ethanol supply for 100% ethanol-run vehicles after India amended motor vehicle rules to permit...
29 Oct, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari says no challan for speeding up to 20% over the limit: What he told officials, when challans should be issued & what motorists must knowNitin Gadkari has said motorists should not receive speeding challans for exceeding the applicable speed limit by up to 20%, while those cr...
29 Oct, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
E20 criticism was a ‘paid campaign’, says Nitin Gadkari amid flex-fuel pushNitin Gadkari stated that the uproar over E20 blending in petrol was a paid campaign against it. He emphasized that many vehicles have used...
27 Oct, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
Gadkari urges industry to manufacture tunnel boring machines in IndiaNitin Gadkari urged the industry to focus on developing tunnel machinery indigenously due to recent export controls from China. The Indian ...
27 Oct, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
No intention to increase ethanol blending in fuel beyond 20%: Union minister Hardeep PuriPetroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said the Centre has no immediate plans to increase ethanol blending in petrol beyond the c...
27 Oct, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
E100 ethanol fuel allowed in India: What it is, whether you can use it in your existing petrol car & what the new rules meanE100 ethanol fuel India: The government has amended vehicle emission rules to allow E100, a fuel containing 100% ethanol, in compatible fle...
27 Oct, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
Govt should hike maize-based ethanol procurement rate by 9% to Rs 75 per litre: AIDAThe All India Distillers’ Association (AIDA) has approached the government with a request to elevate the maize-based ethanol procurement pr...
27 Oct, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Sugar stocks: Short-term pain is real; has the long-term case broken? 7 stocks from the sugar-ethanol ecosystemThough this year's ethanol tender leaves sugar out, the long-term blending roadmap still points to rising ethanol use. The move is aimed at...
26 Oct, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
Govt amends motor vehicle rules to allow E100 fuel for flex-fuel vehicles, clarifies E20 vehicles unaffectedThe Centre has amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to recognise E100 fuel for flex-fuel vehicles designed to run on up to 100% ...
26 Oct, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India expects FY27 domestic sales volume at 6 million unitsHonda Motorcycle & Scooter India aims to increase domestic sales to 6 million units by March 2027. The company reported a 13.5 percent rise...
18 Oct, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
Cheaper to run, but costlier to buy? New CAFE III rules kick in from April 2027; here's how your next car could be affectedIndia’s CAFE III fuel-efficiency norms will take effect from April 1, 2027, tightening fleet-average targets for automakers until March 203...
10 Oct, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
TVS Motor's Venu Srinivasan says EVs not sole answer to cutting emissionsTVS Motor Chairman Emeritus Venu Srinivasan said electric vehicles should not be treated as the only route to cutting pollution, arguing in...
05 Oct, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari's ethanol challenge: 'Show me one damaged vehicle'; minister hits back at claims over blended petrol & reveals what farmers gainedNitin Gadkari defended the Centre's ethanol-blending programme at the Bihar Investor Summit 2026, rejecting claims that ethanol-blended pet...
02 Oct, 2026, 12.28 PM IST