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6 tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What is it and why was it in drinks?
1 month ago

6 tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What is it and why was it in drinks?

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. According to the Methanol Institute, the global trade association for the industry, drinking just 25 to 90 ml of methanol can be fatal without proper medical treatment, but can be successfully treated if caught early. Methanol is sometimes added deliberately …

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What is Ethanol and Methanol Blending, How They are Being Used & Advantages Over Conventional Fuels
1 year, 1 month ago

What is Ethanol and Methanol Blending, How They are Being Used & Advantages Over Conventional Fuels

News 18  

India is pushing for higher ethanol-blended fuel for cleaner energy and its economic value and the country has moved a long way in the last five years. Biofuels like ethanol and methanol, when mixed with conventional fuels like petrol, are much cheaper and viable options to run vehicles as they have low manufacturing costs and reduce dependency on oil imports. …

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The chemistry behind hooch tragedies
1 year, 7 months ago

The chemistry behind hooch tragedies

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Over the last month alone, over 50 people have died in a series of hooch tragedies in Bihar and at two locations in Tamil Nadu. Being low in carbon content, methanol is also a potential fuel; the NITI Aayog has a ‘Methanol Economy’ programme and describes the compound as “the best pathway for meeting India’s commitment to COP …

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Why methanol poisoning is deadly and how it can be treated | Explained
1 year, 7 months ago

Why methanol poisoning is deadly and how it can be treated | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: As of 2 pm on June 20, as many as 34 people had died after consuming spurious liquor in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu while more than 80 others were receiving treatment in hospitals. In many older cases, spurious liquor has typically been a homemade liquor to which methanol was added to strengthen the intoxicating effects …

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The promise and perils of flex fuel vehicles
2 years, 2 months ago

The promise and perils of flex fuel vehicles

Live Mint  

The auto sector is testing many new technologies to reduce carbon emissions. Like traditional vehicles, flex fuel vehicles have an internal combustion engine, but instead of regular petrol, it can run on blended fuel—petrol with ethanol or methanol. Flex fuel vehicles are seen as a one-shot solution for multiple problems—pollution, oil import bill and glut in sugar production. With electrification …

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Toyota Corolla Altis, India's first car with flex-fuel engine unveiled
2 years, 2 months ago

Toyota Corolla Altis, India's first car with flex-fuel engine unveiled

Hindustan Times  

Union surface transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday unveiled the Toyota Corolla Altis sedan, India's first flex-fuel engine car. Toyota Corolla Altis is a part of the project to promote flexi-fuel strong elecric hybrid vehicles as part of the Narendra Modi government's initiative to look for alternative fuels in wake of rising pollution and expensive oil imports. The …

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Gadkari launches Toyota\'s pilot project on flex fuel-strong hybrid EV
2 years, 2 months ago

Gadkari launches Toyota\'s pilot project on flex fuel-strong hybrid EV

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday launched Japanese car maker Toyota's first-of-its-kind pilot project on flex fuel-strong hybrid electric vehicle that can run on 100 per cent ethanol. Speaking on the occasion, Union Road Transport minister Nitin Gadkari said pollution is a big concern in India and the transport sector is contributing to pollution. In Brazil, flex fuel-strong …

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Government to make it mandatory for vehicle manufacturers to make flex-fuel engines: Nitin Gadkari
3 years, 2 months ago

Government to make it mandatory for vehicle manufacturers to make flex-fuel engines: Nitin Gadkari

India TV News  

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the government will make it mandatory for all the vehicle manufacturers to make flex-fuel engines, after it gets permission from the Supreme Court. "We are going to make it mandatory for all vehicle manufacturers to make flex-fuel engines," the road transport and highways minister said. The minister cited examples of Brazil, Canada …

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India will become hub for automobile manufacturing in next 5 years: Nitin Gadkari
3 years, 4 months ago

India will become hub for automobile manufacturing in next 5 years: Nitin Gadkari

India TV News  

Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday expressed hope that India will become a hub for automobile manufacturing in the next five years. As we are working on technologies involving ethanol, methanol, bio-diesel, Compressed Natural Gas, Liquefied natural gas, electric and green hydrogen, I believe that India will become a hub for automobile manufacturing in next five …

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