New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Union government told the Parliament on Thursday that no decision has been taken so far to increase ethanol blending with petrol beyond 20 per cent. Any future decision regarding higher ethanol blends will be taken only after detailed scientific and technical studies and consultations with all relevant stakeholders, including automobile manufacturers, oil marketing companies and research institutions.However, E85 fuel (containing 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent …
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New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The government has not taken any decision to increase ethanol blending in petrol beyond the current 20 per cent level, and any future move will be based on detailed scientific studies and consultations with stakeholders, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.In a written reply, Gopi said no decision has so far been taken to raise the ethanol blending target beyond E20.“Any proposal to increase the blending level…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor on Tuesday shared on social media a copy of the apology letter that AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal had personally handed over to Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on March 16, 2018, in a defamation suit. Kapoor said that the day is not far when Arvind Kejriwal will once again have to apologise to Gadkari before the entire nation over the ethanol-petrol issue.The Delhi BJP Spokesp…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Backing India’s ethanol-blended E20 fuel programme, eminent scientist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Dr Raghunath Anant Mashelkar on Tuesday said ethanol has already proved to be a viable transport fuel globally and can play a key role in strengthening the country’s energy security.Speaking to IANS, the former Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) cited Brazil’s decades-long experience with ethanol-powered vehicles as evidence of the …
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Amid growing misinformation about ethanol-blended petrol, the Indian Sugar & Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) — the apex industry body representing sugar and bio-energy producers — on Wednesday urged that public discussions on E20 fuel be guided by scientific evidence, verified data and official clarifications rather than unverified claims circulating on social media.The industry body said recent claims suggesting that E20 petrol causes vehicle damage, a…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Harsh Malhotra on Tuesday welcomed the state government’s decision to add 300 new electric buses to the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) fleet. Malhotra, who also serves as the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, said that the BJP-led government under Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has set a remarkable benchmark by bringing 2,386 new electric buses to Delhi in just 16 months of governance.”In complete contrast, the…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Saturday clarified that a viral social media video claiming a Toyota Innova Hycross developed issues due to use of E20 fuel was not related to the ethanol-blended fuel, saying its technical assessment found the problem was caused by fuel contamination.In a statement, the company said the Toyota Innova Hycross involved in the incident is an E20-compatible vehicle that has been designed, tested and certified for the use of 20 per cent ethano…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) As India expands its Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, a series of claims surrounding E20 fuel have gained traction on social media, raising concerns over water consumption, food security, vehicle performance, engine compatibility and environmental impact.However, a review of scientific studies, technical assessments and official clarifications, showed that many of these claims are either misleading or factually incorrect.One of the most widely circulated assertion…