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July 31, 2026, 04:10 PM - 3 min read
In a statement, the government rejected claims that foodgrains meant for the poor were diverted for ethanol production or that subsidized rice was being supplied to distilleries at the cost of taxpayers. It said the EBP Programme has resulted in Foreign exchange savings of more than ₹1.97 lakh crore besides more than ₹1.66 lakh crore in payments to farmers and distillers.
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July 20, 2026, 07:00 PM - 4 min read
In a detailed written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi said the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme had not affected the availability of food crops or India's food security.
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July 16, 2026, 08:33 PM - 3 min read
The milestone verdict marks India's first known consumer court ruling tied to the rollout of E20 fuel, establishing a critical legal precedent for vehicle compatibility and consumer rights
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July 8, 2026, 02:51 PM - 3 min read
In a statement, AIDA said the ongoing Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26 reflects the growing maturity of India's biofuel ecosystem.
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April 22, 2026, 07:16 PM - 3 min read
The decision comes after amendments to the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Order, 2001 under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, which expand the definition of ATF to include blends with synthetic hydrocarbons.
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October 23, 2025, 03:25 PM - 3 min read
The Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26 tender, issued by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), has come under fire from stakeholders who allege that the allocation criteria is creating artificial imbalances, while sidelining distilleries set up under prior government commitments
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September 24, 2025, 05:09 PM - 3 min read
Congress leader Nitin Gadkari has said India must now look beyond blending ethanol into petrol and prepare to export surplus ethanol, marking a new global role in biofuels.
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September 2, 2025, 01:10 PM - 3 min read
The Centre on Monday permitted sugar mills and distilleries to produce ethanol without any quantitative restrictions in the 2025-26 marketing year, starting November, 2025
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September 1, 2025, 03:08 PM - 3 min read
The Supreme Court dismissed has a plea against India’s rollout of E20 petrol, rejecting claims of forced use and allowing the government’s ethanol blending policy to proceed unhindered.
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August 10, 2025, 04:14 PM - 2 min read
Arunachal Pradesh minister Ojing Tasing said the state will be a leader in India’s clean energy transformation by setting up the country’s first private 2G ethanol plant that uses bamboo as a renewable feedstock
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August 9, 2025, 09:41 PM - 3 min read
Indian Oil’s Panipat Refinery has been certified as India’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel producer, advancing the nation’s goal to cut aviation emissions by 2027.
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July 25, 2025, 02:09 PM - 2 min read
The Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) said India has achieved its target of 20 per cent ethanol blending with petrol five years ahead of schedule
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