India May Raise Ethanol Blending To 25%

By BPN News Desk May 10, 2026

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India may soon increase ethanol blending in petrol from 20% to 25% as part of a wider push to reduce crude oil imports, strengthen energy security and expand the use of cleaner transport fuels. India Plans Higher Ethanol Blending In Petrol The government is reportedly considering a calibrated

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India’s First Ethanol-To-Jet Fuel Plant Launched

By BPN News Desk May 2, 2026

India’s first ethanol-to-jet fuel plant has been launched in Andhra Pradesh, marking a major step in the country’s push for sustainable aviation fuel and cleaner transport energy. The project is expected to support India’s long-term aviation decarbonisation goals. Ethanol-To-Jet Fuel Plant In Andhra Pradesh The plant will be developed near Visakhapatnam as part of NTPC

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Ethanol Blending Is India’s Biggest Hidden Water Crisis, Not Data Centres

By BPN News Desk April 30, 2026

India’s water crisis has suddenly found a convenient villain. Data centres. Sleek campuses, global tech giants, and images of massive cooling systems consuming water have made for a compelling narrative. Politicians hint at regulation, activists raise alarms, and public discourse quickly settles on the idea that India’s digital infrastructure is quietly draining its

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India Allows Ethanol Blending In Aviation Fuel

By BPN News Desk April 23, 2026

India has amended aviation turbine fuel rules to allow blending with ethanol and other synthetic hydrocarbons, opening the door for cleaner fuel options in the aviation sector. The move is aimed at reducing dependence on imported crude oil and supporting lower-emission fuel alternatives, though the government has not announced any immediate mandatory blending targets.

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Gadkari Pushes For 100% Ethanol Blending

By BPN News Desk April 22, 2026

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said India should aim to achieve 100% ethanol blending in the near future, arguing that the country needs greater energy self-reliance as oil supply risks rise because of tensions in West Asia. His remarks push the ethanol debate beyond the current E20 programme and place full ethanol-based fuel firmly into […]

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After Ethanol in Petrol, Government Bets on DME in LPG – And This One Might Actually Work

By BPN News Desk April 19, 2026

For years, India’s fuel story was defined by dependence. Crude oil imports dictated everything from inflation to fiscal policy, and any geopolitical tremor in West Asia would immediately ripple through Indian households. Petrol and diesel prices were not just economic indicators, they were political flashpoints. It was in this environment that ethanol blending began as

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IT Jobs Vanish, Minister’s Son Rides Ethanol Boom

By BPN News Desk October 10, 2025

India today is witnessing two parallel realities. In one, thousands of engineers and IT professionals are waking up to pink slips from companies like TCS, Infosys, and Wipro. These were the children of ordinary middle-class families who sold land, mortgaged houses, and took loans so their children could study Computer Science and join the great […]

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India’s Ethanol Crisis: Gadkari Must Choose Between Excuses and Execution

By BPN News Desk October 9, 2025

Recently, petrol pump owners across humid and coastal parts of India — from Tamil Nadu to South Gujarat — raised an unusual but telling demand: they want oil companies to supply non-ethanol blended petrol during the monsoon months. Their reason is simple and technical. Ethanol, being hygroscopic, absorbs moisture from the air, and in heavy […]

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India Eyes US Corn for Ethanol Production

By BPN News Desk September 27, 2025

India is in negotiations with the United States to import corn to bolster its ethanol production efforts. This move is part of broader talks between the two countries seeking to deepen trade relations and make mutual concessions. Tariff Question Looms New Delhi is also pushing for the removal of 25% punitive tariffs that the US […]

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PM Modi Inaugurates India’s First Bamboo-Based Ethanol Plant

By BPN News Desk September 14, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the country’s first bamboo-based second-generation bioethanol plant in Assam’s Golaghat district. The project, located near the Numaligarh Refinery, marks a major step in India’s renewable energy push. Features of the Plant The facility is designed as a zero-waste plant, using every part of bamboo to produce ethanol. It also