By Japan K Pathak, New Delhi/Panipat: Petrol that you purchase from petrol pumps for your vehicle has 10 per cent portion of Ethanol mixed in it. This Ethanol is domestically produced and therefore the import bill on that much of petrol is saved for the country. The Government of India has plans to increase the proportion of Ethanol in petrol to 20 per cent by 2025. It will save 20 percent import bill on import of crude oil. While country is gearing up to achieve this target, it is also adopting...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat will have a 500 KLD bioethanol plant with an investment of Rs. 1,000 crore. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) and Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) was signed today in State capital Gandhinagar in presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. Proposed plant will have estimated turnover of Rs. 1500 crore. It will have potential to give employment to around 700 persons directly or indirectly. The plant will result into ...Read More