Ethanol
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Tehseen Poonawalla says Centre suspended his Instagram account
New Delhi: TV personality and political commentator Tehseen Poonawalla’s Instagram account was suspended on Thursday, July 30, ahead of the July 31 “Gaadi March” he announced to protest against E20 petrol (20…
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Buoyed by CJP win, E20 Janta Party floated for Gadkari resignation
New Delhi: Taking a leaf out of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) book, a new outfit, E20 Janta Party, is making waves on the Internet as it seeks the resignation of Union…
- Delhi
Taxi assns to march to Parliament against E20 fuel on Aug 4
Delhi: The Delhi Taxi and Tourist Transporters and Tour Operators Association has announced a protest march to Parliament on August 4 against the use of E20 (20 per cent ethanol-blended) petrol. Association…
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Premium petrol ethanol-free, no E0 or E10 revival plan: govt
New Delhi: Premium grades of petrol sold by state-run fuel retailers will continue to be supplied without ethanol blending, the government said on Thursday, July 23, adding that it has not taken…
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Oppn walks out of all-party meet ahead of Monsoon session
New Delhi: A combative opposition staged a symbolic walkout on Sunday, July 19, at an all-party meeting against the government’s invitation to rebel TMC MPs and demanded discussions on issues of Ram…
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FIR against YouTuber Manish Kashyap for E20 petrol reportage
Nashik: A first information report (FIR) was filed on Tuesday, July 14, against popular YouTuber Manish Kashyap and three others for their coverage regarding ethanol-blended petrol (E20). The FIR says Kashyap and…
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CIC orders oil ministry arm to disclose petrol, ethanol data
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), the oil ministry’s planning arm, to reveal historical data on petrol production and imports, ethanol procurement…
- India
Gadkari challenges critics to show any car damaged by E20 fuel
Hyderabad: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has challenged critics to produce evidence of any vehicle damaged by E20 fuel, dismissing concerns over the higher ethanol blend as part of a…
- Business
CSIR–NIIST, Hyderabad startup partner for fruit ethanol production
Thiruvananthapuram: CSIR-NIIST on Thursday, July 2, said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Hyderabad-based biotech startup for a consultancy project that aims to evaluate the technical and commercial…
- India
Gadkari approves 100 pc ethanol fuel to cut fossil fuel imports
New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said he has approved the use of 100 per cent ethanol fuel to reduce India’s dependence on imported fossil fuels. The…
- India
Centre waives excise duty on petrol with up to 30 pc ethanol
New Delhi: The Union government has exempted petrol blended with higher levels of ethanol from excise duty, including fuel variants containing 22 per cent, 25 per cent, 27 per cent and 30…
- India
Fact check: Does producing 1 litre of ethanol take 10,000 litres of water?
Hyderabad: A number has been doing the rounds – 10,790 litres, the amount of water needed to produce just one litre of ethanol from rice. The figure has since led to a sharp…
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After amending ATF rules, India allows ethanol blending in aviation fuel
New Delhi: India has permitted the blending of ethanol and other synthetic or man-made hydrocarbons in aviation turbine fuel (ATF), but has not set any immediate mandatory blending targets, according to a…
- India
Nitin Gadkari pushes for 100 pc ethanol blending amid West Asia oil concerns
New Delhi: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday, April 21, said India should aspire to achieve 100 per cent ethanol blending in the near future, as vulnerabilities in oil…
- India
Nationwide shift to 20 pc ethanol blended fuel comes into effect
New Delhi: The government’s mandate of E20 petrol, now becoming standard, has come into effect from April 1, which requires petrol pumps across India to sell fuel blended with up to 20…
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