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Saturday, March 14, 2026
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Topic: Ethanol

Indian drivers, farmers in a fix over the rushed E20 rollout. Centre is the only one to benefit

In a majority of petrol stations, E20 and E10 are retailed for a similar price, basically augmenting oil company profits.

From Pushpak Viman to Harvard dream & world on vacation, press on frontline

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I’ve changed my mind on ethanol blending. It’s a win India can’t afford to slow down

A senior auto industry executive told me the ideal scenario for India would be a 'baseline' of E20 petrol, with consumers free to choose higher or lower blends.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves revision of ethanol procurement prices

This price increase, according to the government, aims to ensure sufficient ethanol availability to meet the increasing blending target of 20 percent ethanol in petrol by 2025-26.

Maize is in high demand for ethanol production. But don’t procure it at MSP

More maize is needed to produce ethanol. But it can raise price of eggs and chicken.

We did the math. Here’s what India needs to achieve E20 plan of blending petrol with ethanol

Modi govt’s aggressive push to meet E20 target in the next two years can pit energy needs against food security.

India is moving closer to its ethanol blending goal. But the ‘green switch’ is far from easy

A current engine could run E20 fuel in a pinch, but extended use could lead to leaking pipes and damaged parts.

Biomass to ethanol, IIT study finds enzyme that breaks forest scraps into renewable energy

The study by IIT-Guwahati & University of Lisbon found the enzyme, RfGH5_4, to effectively break down the cellulose and hemicellulose in woody biomatter and converted it into bioethanol.

When farmers give you stubble, make ethanol — how IOCL Panipat plant can cut farm fires, emissions

Ethanol plant in Panipat will process 2.1 lakh metric tonnes of dry rice straw each year to make 3 crore litres of ethanol which will be blended with petrol and sold.

India increases the rate for state-run fuel retailers to buy sugarcane-based ethanol

The govt said the rise would boost supplies and help sugar companies to pay their dues to farmers. India also wants to double ethanol blending with gasoline.

On Camera

What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.