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Last Updated:July 23, 2026, 10:41 PM IST The government said it has not taken any decision to increase ethanol blending beyond the current 20 per cent level. Many vehicle owners, particularly those holding older, non-compliant models manufactured before the mandatory April 2023 material standards, fear that increased ethanol content could erode fuel lines and reduce…
New Delhi14 minutes ago copy link If the vehicle gets damaged due to 20% ethanol mix petrol, the companies will replace the parts for free. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told The Indian Express that the government has instructed companies to replace parts of old vehicles (before 2023) affected by E20 fuel without any extra charge….
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While there is controversy and protest in the country over the Indian Government’s decision to introduce E20 i.e. 20% ethanol blended petrol, the neighboring country Bhutan has refused to accept E20 petrol from Indian Oil Companies (OMCs). According to the report of Bhutanese media ‘The Bhutanese’, Bhutan has requested India to supply them only old…
Last Updated:June 16, 2026, 1:16 PM IST Government says E20 fuel use will not void motor insurance, calls viral rejection claims fake, expands ethanol blending and exempts E22 to E30 petrol from central excise duty India set a target of 20 per cent blending (E20) by 2030 and later advanced it to 2025-26. (PTI) The…
New Delhi37 minutes ago copy link Yesterday’s big news was related to gold, silver and ethanol. The Central Government will not charge any excise duty on petrol containing 22% to 30% ethanol. At present, petrol mixed with 20% ethanol is available in most of the places, on which no relief has been given. At the…
Last Updated:June 11, 2026, 10:22 IST Petrol prices continue to remain above the Rs 100-per-litre mark in most major cities. The excise-duty exemption is being given to fuel producers and oil companies. In a significant push towards cleaner and domestically produced fuels, the Centre has removed excise duty on petrol blended with higher levels of…
Last Updated:May 19, 2026, 11:25 PM IST The move comes after India’s successful rollout of the E20 blending and signals the government’s intention to further increase ethanol content in petrol in the coming years. Officials have said higher ethanol blending can help reduce dependence on imported crude oil, lower emissions and support domestic sugarcane and…
New Delhi: 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 the Indian Federation of Green Energy, said on Wednesday. “Flex engine is catching up in India now. Toyota has already introduced it. It is a mixture of alcohol, ethanol,…
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the nationwide rollout of 20 per cent Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP-20), effectively allowing the continued implementation of the government’s ethanol blending policy. A bench led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai dismissed the plea, which had alleged that millions of motorists…