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PUNE: Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lift the ban on sugar exports and relax the limits on ethanol blending failing which necessary steps would have to be taken in a democratic manner. NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lift the ban on sugar exports and …

Petrol doped with 20 per cent ethanol was rolled out on Monday at select petrol pumps in 11 states and union territories as part of a programme to increase use of biofuels to cut emissions as well as dependence on foreign exchange-draining imports. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the higher 20 per cent ethanol blended petrol two months ahead of …

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch E20, a blend of 20 per cent ethanol with petrol, and inaugurate the India Energy Week aimed at showcasing the country's "rising prowess as an energy transition powerhouse" during his one-day visit to Karnataka on Monday. He will also unveil the twin-cooktop model of the PSU's indoor solar cooking system, a "revolutionary" …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 to be celebrated in Karnataka in February next year, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Sunday. PM Modi to inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 in February: Karnataka CM Speaking after inaugurating 3,000 KLPD Ethanol and Sugar factory of VIN Distilleries and Sugars Private Limited at Konanakeri village in Shiggaon taluk …

HAVERI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 in Karnataka in February next year. He was speaking at the inauguration of 3,000 KLPD ethanol and sugar factory of a private company at Konanakeri village in Shiggaon Taluk of Haveri district, a government statement read. He said the ethanol factories …

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 …

Prime minister Narendra Modi has again hit out at opposition parties for offering freebies to voters, saying this would restrict India from becoming self-reliant and increase the burden on taxpayers. Speaking at the launch of Indian Oil’s second-generation ethanol plant at Panipat refinery on Wednesday, Modi said that such announcements are driven by vested interests and prevent investments in new …

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, …

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 …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that 75 per cent of households in the country will get piped gas supply in a few years. Addressing the event via video conferencing on World Biofuel Day, the prime minister said stubble was a burden for the farmers and would now become a means of additional income for them with the help …

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 …

The Union Cabinet on may 18 approved advancing the target of blending 20% ethanol in petrol by 5 years to 2025-26 as well as allowing more feedstocks for the production of biofuels in a bid to cut reliance on imported oil for meeting the country’s energy needs. The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at its meeting on May …

The Government of India is releasing E-20 notification directing oil companies to sell ethanol-blended petrol with the percentage of ethanol up to 20 percent from 1 April 2023 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an event on World Environment Day on Saturday via video conferencing. The Prime Minister’s Office said he will also release the “Report of the …