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Industry insiders claim that many of the affected distilleries had invested heavily based on government commitments under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, which aims to reduce fossil fuel imports and support farmers through sugarcane and grain procurement

Fate of 350 distilleries hangs in the air over new ethanol order

October 23, 2025, 03:25 PM - 3 min read

The Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26 tender, issued by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), has come under fire from stakeholders who allege that the allocation criteria is creating artificial imbalances, while sidelining distilleries set up under prior government commitments

File photo of Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari addressing a gathering.

India must gear up to export ethanol: Gadkari

September 24, 2025, 05:09 PM - 3 min read

Congress leader Nitin Gadkari has said India must now look beyond blending ethanol into petrol and prepare to export surplus ethanol, marking a new global role in biofuels.

Since the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) runs from November to October, the government has permitted sugar mills and distilleries to produce ethanol in the 2025-26 marketing year without any ‘quantitative restrictions’

Unrestricted production of ethanol in sugar mills from Nov

September 2, 2025, 01:10 PM - 3 min read

The Centre on Monday permitted sugar mills and distilleries to produce ethanol without any quantitative restrictions in the 2025-26 marketing year, starting November, 2025

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea against the rollout of 20% ethanol-blended petrol.

SC dismisses plea against nationwide E20 petrol rollout

September 1, 2025, 03:08 PM - 3 min read

The Supreme Court dismissed has a plea against India’s rollout of E20 petrol, rejecting claims of forced use and allowing the government’s ethanol blending policy to proceed unhindered.

The state’s Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister, Ojing Tasing, announced on his social media on Saturday his plans to work towards making Arunachal Pradesh a leader in India’s clean energy transformation

India’s first private 2G ethanol plant to use bamboo as feedstock

August 10, 2025, 04:14 PM - 2 min read

Arunachal Pradesh minister Ojing Tasing said the state will be a leader in India’s clean energy transformation by setting up the country’s first private 2G ethanol plant that uses bamboo as a renewable feedstock

Indian Oil’s Panipat Refinery in Haryana becomes the country’s first certified Sustainable Aviation Fuel producer.

India unveils its first eco-friendly Jet fuel plant

August 9, 2025, 09:41 PM - 3 min read

Indian Oil’s Panipat Refinery has been certified as India’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel producer, advancing the nation’s goal to cut aviation emissions by 2027.

India’s ethanol blending target has been achieved five years ahead of schedule, with 661 litres of blended ethanol recorded as of June, 2025

India achieves early success in ethanol blending goal for 2030

July 25, 2025, 02:09 PM - 2 min read

The Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) said India has achieved its target of 20 per cent ethanol blending with petrol five years ahead of schedule

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. File photo.

Petrol to soon have over 20% ethanol blend: Minister Puri

February 26, 2025, 02:14 PM - 3 min read

India is considering raising ethanol blending in petrol beyond 20 per cent, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, revealing that a NITI Aayog-led panel is examining the proposal. Speaking at the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit, he highlighted the government's commitment to reducing fossil fuel dependency and achieving net-zero emissions.