"Experiments were carried out to blend 10 per cent ethanol with diesel, but they turned out to be unsuccessful. Now efforts are being made to blend diesel with isobutanol, which is a derivative of ethanol," he said while addressing the India Sugar & Bio-Energy Conference.
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
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, on Wednesday, said that India must reduce its dependence on imports by focusing on alternative fuels, including biofuels, hydrogen and electric mobility, while also highlighting experiments being done with ethanol and isobutanol.
In a rare show, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge arrived together at the Parliament House to cast their vote for the Vice Presidential election. Both the leaders were seen holding each other's hand.
As the voting for the Vice Presidential election began on Tuesday morning, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh exercised his franchise along with other NDA MPs in the Parliament.
"Until human behaviour changes, we will not achieve success in this mission (to reduce road fatalities)," he said, urging every Indian citizen to become sensitive, disciplined and committed to following traffic laws under the "Vision Zero" initiative aimed at eliminating preventable road dea
Congress leader and AICC Media & Publicity Chairman Pawan Khera on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Modi government and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari over its ethanol blending policy, by saying that "a Government which won by Vote Milawat, is now running the country on Milawat!"
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari chaired a consultation workshop in the capital on Wednesday to discuss innovative policy interventions for sustainable National Highway development around urban areas.
Gadkari made the above announcement while addressing a gathering after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of nine road projects covering 174 kilometres, with a total investment of over Rs 4,250 crore with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in Jabalpur on Saturday. Among these projects, the