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India will achieve its 20 per cent ethanol blending target well before the
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Speaking at the "12th CII Bioenergy Summit 2024" in New Delhi on Monday, Puri expressed confidence and said, "India will achieve its 20 per cent ethanol blending target well before the revised deadline."
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India draws lot of strength from cooperation with US on sustainable energy
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
"When PM Modi assumed responsibility in May 2014, we were only blending 1.5 per cent of our total fuel with bio-fuel. PM set a target of 10 per cent blending by November 2022, we were able to do that 5 months in advance," Puri said.
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Brazil to cooperate in ethanol production technology in India
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
On the sidelines of the G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting on 12 and 13 September 2024 in Cuiaba, Brazil showed commitment to cooperate in ethanol production technology in India.
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Indian Oil achieved 0.73 pc biodiesel blending, 23.24 cr litres of biodie
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The award, which highlights IndianOil's leadership in the biofuel sector, was presented by Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, and Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, to V Satish Kumar, Chairman and Director (Marketing) of IndianOil, at the India
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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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Union Minister Hardeep Puri assures industry of the stability in the price
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Addressing the IFGE's India Bio-Energy and Tech Expo in New Delhi, Puri said, "The continued policy of the government in providing price stability and remunerative prices for ethanol suppliers has helped in reducing the pending of sugarcane farmers. The government is committed to advancing a
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Ethanol production to normalise soon as restrictions on molasses, sugarcan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
On Thursday, the food department lifted the previously imposed restriction on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, B-Heavy molasses, and C-Heavy molasses. These restrictions were imposed in December 2023, purportedly given rising sugar prices before the Lok Sabha election. E
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PNG 5 times, LPG doubled and ethanol blending up 10 times over last decade
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri highlighted that the number of piped gas connections in India has surged to 1.32 crores in 2024 from 25 lakhs in 2014.
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Amit Shah highlights substantial growth in sugarcane cultivation, ethanol
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Shah said, "In 2013-14, the area under sugarcane cultivation was 5 million hectares, and today, in the tenth year, we have successfully expanded it to 6 million hectares, marking an 18 percent increase. Sugarcane production, which was 352 million tonnes, has now reached 491 million tonnes
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Union Cabinet approves enhanced Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana to drive biof
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved the modified Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana to attract more investment in the field of biofuels.
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Indian auto companies will soon produce 100 pc ethanol-run cars and 2-whee
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Gadkari came to Parliament in a similar vehicle produced by Toyota and while talking to the media said, "This is the world's first vehicle which has a flex engine and complies with emission norms of Euro 6. It gives net zero emissions. Runs on ethanol produced from sugarcane juice, molasses,
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No plan to mandate blending of diesel with ethanol: Hardeep Puri in Parlia
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri on Monday informed Parliament that at present there is no plan to mandate blending of ethanol with diesel.
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