Karnataka HC directs state-run OMCs to consider Vinp Distilleries’ request to enhance ethanol procurement for 2025-26 tender within four weeks.

Government-supported project integrates global carbon recycling innovation with indigenous biomass gasification technology, advancing India’s next-generation biofuel ecosystem
India mandates E20 petrol from April 1, 2026. Viral claims suggest E20 attracts ants due to sugar. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) refutes this, calling it baseless. Fuel-grade ethanol undergoes purification, removing sugars. Denaturants in ethano…
Maruti Suzuki is set to launch India's first mass-market flex-fuel passenger vehicle on June 4, capable of running on up to 100 percent ethanol. This significant move, confirmed by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, aligns with the government's push to reduce crud…



India depends on imports for some 85% of its oil, so using more ethanol, made from crops such as sugarcane, rice and maize, is central to its plans to boost its energy security and reduce planet-heating emissions



India039s ethanol boom helped the country hit E20 early Now distilleries oil companies and policymakers are confronting a new question Has India already built more ethanol capacity than it needs
Rising oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict are pushing India to accelerate its shift away from fossil fuels, with the government fast-tracking plans for ethanol adoption and commercial vehicle electrification to reduce dependence on imported crude and s…
India's cumulative ethanol supplies reached approximately 515 crore litres in the first half of ESY 2025-26, with maize emerging as the largest feedstock.

100 per cent ethanol vehicles, a debatable idea