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Kamal Haasan raises concern on ethanol-blended fuels withdrawal of E10 pet
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Rajya Sabha MP and actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Friday raised concern on ethanol-blended fuels, its impact on vehicles, the withdrawal of E10 petrol, and consumer safeguards. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari clarified that extensive field trials on vehicles wit
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Ethanol-blended fuel has no impact on vehicles: Hardeep Puri reassures
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Monday said that ethanol-blended petrol does not adversely affect vehicles and dismissed claims of controversy surrounding the government's ethanol blending programme.
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Paid campaign against me: Nitin Gadkari on E20 fuel concerns
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the recent criticism on social media over the government's ethanol blending programme was a "paid campaign" against him and not based on facts, adding that the Supreme Court had already dismissed petitions cha
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E20 Petrol does not cause drastic drop in fuel efficiency, even improves e
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has dismissed recent claims circulating on social media that E20 petrol, petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol, causes a drastic drop in fuel efficiency.
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Ethanol blending percentage surges from 1.53 pc in 2014 to 15 pc in 2024:
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The government has set a goal of reaching 20 per cent blending by 2025 and is making strides towards this target. Over the past decade, this initiative has yielded substantial benefits, such as saving Rs 99,014 crore in foreign exchange, cutting CO2 emissions by 519 lakh metric tons, and sub
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Outlets retailing E20 fuel will cover entire country by 2025: Hardeep Puri
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The number of retail outlets retailing 20 per cent ethanol-blended fuel is now at around 9,300 and it will cover the entire country by 2025, said Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri on Wednesday.
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E20 fuel currently sold at over 1,900 pumps: Govt in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) started selling E20 petrol in February 2023 and it is currently being sold at more than 1,900 retail outlets across the country, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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India's economic resilience based on decisive government, sustained reform
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Prime Minister said that decisive government, sustained reforms and socio-economic empowerment at the grassroots level are at the base of India's economic resilience
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PM Modi to inaugurate India Energy week in Bengaluru on Monday
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The event will bring together leaders from the traditional and non-traditional energy industry, governments, and academia to discuss the challenges and opportunities that a responsible energy transition presents. It will see the presence of more than 30 Ministers from across the world.
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