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3 months, 1 week ago

‘Jute production to be 20% lower this year on floods’

Jute production is expected to drop by 20% this financial year, said Shashi Bhushan Singh, secretary of the National Jute Board. It was ₹3,000 crore last financial year and was projected to be almost ₹3,500 crore during the current fiscal. It was estimated that one tonne of jute plant would give 495 litres of ethanol. Another project was to make …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Government lifts restrictions on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup

The Hindu

The government has lifted restrictions on production of ethanol from sugarcane juice, b-heavy and c-heavy molasses for the next ethanol supply year that begins in November. In a communication on Thursday, the Department of Food and Public Distribution said sugar mills and distilleries can produce ethanol, as agreed with oil marketing companies, from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, b-heavy or c-heavy …

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4 months ago

India’s ethanol blending goals: Balancing fuel production and food security

The Hindu

India is on its way to achieve its target of blending 20% of petrol with ethanol by 2025-26, going by the milestones on blending percentages crossed so far and the increase in ethanol production capacity. Status of ethanol production capacity Twenty per cent by 2025-26 would mean producing some 1,000 crore litres of ethanol for blending with petrol. The roadmap …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Cabinet approves clean plant programme to boost horticulture

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved a “clean plant programme”, an integrated horticulture development project aimed at tackling diseases caused by viruses in fruit and vegetable crops, along with nine state-of-the-art centres that will facilitate the scheme, Union information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, briefing reporters. The horticulture development project is …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

India's ethanol production gradually shifts from sugar to maize and rice

Hindustan Times

India achieved higher production of ethanol from grains like maize, compared to sugar, after the government’s push away from sugar for producing ethanol, Mint wrote, adding that the share of ethanol produced from grain is currently at 51% for November 2023-October 2024, citing two officials who had access to the information. Till June 9, India produced 357.12 crore litres of …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Industry welcomes levy of export duty on molasses

The Hindu

The government’s order to levy 50% export duty on “molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar” will make available more molasses for ethanol production, according to the India Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association M. Prabhakar Rao, president of the Association, said in a press release that almost 15 lakh tonnes of molasses, which is nearly 10% of molasses …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Hike in ethanol price on cards as govt looks to address problem of grain supplies

India TV News

The government is exploring options to address the issue of the non-availability of feedstocks like broken rice and maize that is being faced by ethanol manufacturers. Commenting on the development Rajinder Mittal, MD, BCL Industries, said that a price hike in ethanol from maize and damaged food will be good news for grain-based ethanol players, as they were previously dependent …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Sugar mills in Maharashtra diverting biz towards ethanol production

Hindustan Times

Many sugar mills in Maharashtra are shifting their business towards the production of ethanol due to high demand from the oil industry and more returns. Shekhar Gaikwad, sugar commissioner of state, said, “There is more demand from oil industries for ethanol blending but existing mills are not able to provide the required supply. We are following the Brazil model, as …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Congress opposes ethanol factory in Jagtial

Deccan Chronicle

Warangal: With the establishment of the ethanol factory, the BRS government is playing with the lives of thousands of people living in the surrounding villages of Velgatoor mandal. It is to be noted that welfare minister Koppula Eshwar on Friday laid a foundation stone for the establishment of the ethanol factory in around 110 acres of land with an investment …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Global Investors Summit: Gadkari Urges Yogi to Adopt London Transport Model, Make Bus Ports & Ethanol Pumps

News 18

Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday asked Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath at the Global Investors Summit 2023, to consider some new additions to the electric vehicle sector to fulfil his idea of making the state the most developed in the country. New Transport Model Gadkari has talked about the electric double-decker air-conditioned bus …

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2 years, 2 months ago

E20 Fuel to be Available at Select Pumps by April 2023: Hardeep Singh Puri

News 18

The Union government will be ready with the pilot project of having E20 fuel available in select pumps by April 2023, said Union Minister Hardeep Puri. “We are sure that the production goal of 1,000 crore litres will be achieved five years beforehand, and we’ll be ready with the pilot project of having E20 fuel available in select pumps by …

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2 years, 2 months ago

India Becomes World's Largest Producer of Sugar With 394 Lakh Tonnes Output; Check Details

News 18

India has emerged as the world’s largest producer of sugar with a record production of about 394 lakh metric tonnes of sweetener being produced during the sugar season 2021-22. Out of this, 35 LMT sugar was diverted to ethanol production and 359 LMT sugar was produced by sugar mills, according to an official statement. It is also noteworthy that for …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Achieving Target of 20% Ethanol Blending in Petrol by 2025 to Save Rs 1 Lakh Crore Forex: Amit Shah

News 18

If India achieves the target of blending 20 per cent ethanol with petrol by 2025, it will save around Rs 1 lakh crore of foreign exchange, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday. Achieving this target early made the government advance by five years the target of 20 per cent ethanol blending to 2025, the Cooperation Minister said. Achieving …

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2 years, 4 months ago

India achieved 10% ethanol blending target ahead of schedule: PM

The Hindu

India, the world's third biggest oil importing and consuming nation, achieved the target to blend 10% sugarcane-extracted ethanol in petrol ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Mr. Modi said India achieved the target of blending 10 per cent ethanol in petrol ahead of schedule. The target of supplying petrol mixed with 10% ethanol was achieved in June, ahead …

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2 years, 4 months ago

₹50,000 crore forex saved by blending ethanol with petrol in 7-8 years: PM Modi

The Hindu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country saved ₹50,000 crore in foreign exchange by blending ethanol with petrol in the last seven-eight years. Dedicating the second-generation ethanol plant of India Oil Corporation to the nation here, Mr. Modi said that the same amount of ₹50,000 crore has gone to farmers. Mr. Modi, who addressed the gathering through video-conferencing, …

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2 years, 4 months ago

PM Narendra Modi dedicates 2G ethanol plant in Panipat today

Live Mint

On the occasion of World Biofuel Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dedicated the 2nd generation, Ethanol Plant, in Panipat, Haryana. According to the Prime Minister's Office, the ethanol plant has been developed by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., at an estimated cost of over ₹900 crore. Based on state-of-the-art indigenous technology, the project will turn a new chapter in …

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2 years, 6 months ago

India achieves 10% ethanol blending target ahead of schedule, says PM Modi

The Hindu

India has achieved the target of 10% ethanol blending in petrol, five months ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday at event organised by the Isha foundation. This, he claimed, led to a reduction of 27 lakh tonnes of carbon emission, saved foreign exchange worth Rs 41,000 crore and that India's farmers earned Rs 40,600 crores in …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Understanding India’s ethanol blending policy

The Hindu

The story so far: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, to advance the date by which fuel companies have to increase the percentage of ethanol in petrol to 20%, from 2030 to 2025. Since two decades, India has been moving towards putting in place an ecosystem to have more ethanol blended into …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Budget 2022: Petrol, diesel prices to rise in parts of India | Check details

India TV News

Highlights Diesel in most parts of the country may cost Rs 2 per litre more from October 1. Petrol in a few places such as North East may see a price hike, said FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said the blended fuel has been discussed with the petroleum ministry. Diesel in most parts of the country …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Ethanol helps sugar mills clear arrears to farmers

The Hindu

Sugar mills’ sale of ethanol to oil marketing companies helped them earn additional revenue and clear cane price arrears to farmers, the Department of Economic Affairs said in the annual Economic Survey placed in the Parliament on Monday. The department said that in the past four sugar seasons ending 2020-2021, sugar mills/distilleries generated revenue of about ₹35,000 crore from the …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Giving big push for ethanol as fuel: Gadkari

The Hindu

Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the government was giving a special push for ethanol as a fuel. Further, the use of ethanol blended petrol decreases emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides by 40%,” he stated. Currently, the sugar industry contributed to 90% of ethanol demand as a blended fuel, but the government …

Ethanol

3 years, 5 months ago

UP becomes largest producer of ethanol in India

India TV News

Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the largest ethanol-producing state in the country. A total of 58 crore litres of ethanol was produced by 54 distilleries established across the state. According to the government spokesman, the state has manufactured 58 crore litres of ethanol, a solvent that is essentially mixed with petrol for environmental purposes, in the year 2020-21. By mixing …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Central Government Proposes to Advance Deadline for Blending 20 Percent Ethanol in Petrol to 2030

News 18

This is one reform initiative that is set to be a big positive change in the use of fossil fuel to run country’s transportation sector. The central government has proposed to advance the deadline for blending 20 per cent ethanol in petrol from the earlier announced 2030 to 2024. The use of 20 per cent doped petrol or E20 decreases …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Govt advances target of 20% ethanol-blending in petrol by 5 years to cut dependency on imports

India TV News

India has preponed the target of achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending with petrol by five years to 2025 as it looks to cut dependence on costly oil imports, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. "In 2014, less than 1 per cent ethanol was being blended with petrol against the target of 5 per cent. In the last sugar year, …

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‘Jute production to be 20% lower this year on floods’

Government lifts restrictions on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup

India’s ethanol blending goals: Balancing fuel production and food security

Union Cabinet approves clean plant programme to boost horticulture

India's ethanol production gradually shifts from sugar to maize and rice

Industry welcomes levy of export duty on molasses

Hike in ethanol price on cards as govt looks to address problem of grain supplies

Sugar mills in Maharashtra diverting biz towards ethanol production

Congress opposes ethanol factory in Jagtial

Global Investors Summit: Gadkari Urges Yogi to Adopt London Transport Model, Make Bus Ports & Ethanol Pumps

E20 Fuel to be Available at Select Pumps by April 2023: Hardeep Singh Puri

India Becomes World's Largest Producer of Sugar With 394 Lakh Tonnes Output; Check Details

Achieving Target of 20% Ethanol Blending in Petrol by 2025 to Save Rs 1 Lakh Crore Forex: Amit Shah

India achieved 10% ethanol blending target ahead of schedule: PM

₹50,000 crore forex saved by blending ethanol with petrol in 7-8 years: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi dedicates 2G ethanol plant in Panipat today

India achieves 10% ethanol blending target ahead of schedule, says PM Modi

Understanding India’s ethanol blending policy

Budget 2022: Petrol, diesel prices to rise in parts of India | Check details

Ethanol helps sugar mills clear arrears to farmers

Giving big push for ethanol as fuel: Gadkari

UP becomes largest producer of ethanol in India

Central Government Proposes to Advance Deadline for Blending 20 Percent Ethanol in Petrol to 2030

Govt advances target of 20% ethanol-blending in petrol by 5 years to cut dependency on imports