Concerns range from whether existing vehicles would be E20 compliant, loss in fuel efficiency & whether India has capacity to maintain a consistent ethanol supply.
When ethanol — which is made from molasses, grains, etc — is mixed into petrol, it results in a fuel that is believed to be as efficient but less harmful to the environment.
Speaking on the occasion of World Environment Day, PM Modi said that the target has been advanced by 5 years to 2025 to cut pollution and reduce import dependence.
With Modi govt looking to promote blending of ethanol in petrol, Bihar last week launched an Ethanol Production Policy, 2021, the first state in the country to do so.
UP govt order to sugar mills to provide molasses to alcoholic drinks manufacturers at rates well below market levels means less is available to turn into ethanol.
With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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