Industry body ISMA backs ethanol-blending programme, dismisses misinformation

Aug 09, 2025

The Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has strongly defended the country's ethanol-blending programme amid 'misleading' claims from some quarters about its impact...

Ethanol-blended fuel has no impact on vehicles: Hardeep Puri reassures

Sep 15, 2025

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...

Government's Ethanol Blending Programme to be a game changer for India

Aug 09, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bharat Petroleum, the second largest Indian Oil Marketing Company and one of the premier integrated energy companies in...

Govt lowers GST rate to 5 pc from 18 pc on ethanol meant for blending under Ethanol Blended Petrol programme

Dec 16, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 16 : The Government on Thursday has lowered the Goods and Services Tax rate to 5 per cent from 18...

Punjab: HPCL to set up 2G bio-refinery plant in Bathinda

Nov 02, 2023

The 2G bio-refinery is designed for the utilization of paddy straw for the production of ethanol for blending with petrol under the Ethanol Blending...

Flex engines gaining traction in India with ethanol push: IFGE chief

Sep 24, 2025

Flex engines are gaining a foothold in India, backed by the country's growing ethanol blending programme and other biofuel initiatives, Pramod Chaudhari, President of...