Govt urges sugar industry to diversify into green fuels

Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari called upon the sugar industry to explore multiple avenues for diversification, including ethanol-diesel blending and green hydrogen production. Addressing the annual general meeting of the Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) virtually, the minister emphasised the need for setting up ethanol and CNG pumps, including through private

Customers should be encouraged to buy hybrid technology cars: Maruti Suzuki Chairman

Maruti Suzuki is set to introduce electric vehicles (EVs) in the coming months. Chairman R.C. Bhargava announced in his address to shareholders in the company’s 2023-24 annual report. The automaker is also anticipating a new policy framework that supports various clean technologies, including CNG, biogas, and ethanol. Bhargava expressed optimism that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s

Green fuel gets boost in Interim Budget 2024

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitha­raman announced a slew of initiatives aimed at bolstering the green energy sectors while presenting the Interim Budget. She outlined a comprehensive road map for sustained economic growth. The finance minister announced a new scheme for converting biomass into Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) and phased mandatory blending of CBG with natural gas

How cow dung can help India decarbonize

In India, cows are seen as sacred ‘vehicles of the gods.’ Now work is underway to transform their manure into fuel for the vehicles of mere mortals. The initiative to power cars and trucks with cow dung is part of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for quick solutions to societal problems such as pollution

India’s city gas firms bet on CNG expansion

India’s decarbonisation drive has prompted its government to push for more compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, which are expected to take over from gasoline and gasoil cars in the long run along with electric vehicles. City gas distribution companies are at the forefront of this initiative as they build CNG charging stations across the country,

Central government urges fishermen to retrofit their boats with CNG engines

Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister GR Anil informed that the state government approached the union government seeking an increase in Public Distribution System (PDS) kerosene quota. He met Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri over the matter. According to Anil, the union government maintained that the plan is to reduce and stop the production/

Delhi extends permit validity for all taxis playing on CNG

However, "this extension is subject to the fulfilment of all other prescribed conditions as stipulated in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989, and Delhi Motor Vehicles Rules (DMVR), 1993", the Transport Department said.

Indian government progressing on policy of adopting import substitutes

Underlining the government initiatives facilitating the use of ethanol, methanol, bio-CNG and hybrid electric vehicles, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said that the government is progressing on the policy of adopting import substitutes, cost-effective, pollution-free and indigenous fuels for the transport sector. Speaking at the FICCI conference – Future of Mobility:

Maruti planning to develop biogas from cow dung  

Maruti Suzuki India, one of the largest automakers in the country, is working on a project that will use cow dung to produce biogas for its carbon-neutral internal combustion engine vehicles like CNG, biogas, and ethanol automobiles. This initiative is part of Maruti Suzuki’s efforts to find sustainable mobility solutions and reduce carbon emissions from

Tata Motors to expand its portfolio with alternative fuels

Tata Motors, one of top automotive companies in India, plans to expand its portfolio of commercial vehicles run by alternative fuel, said the company’s top official. There are six types of alternative fuels available in India — CNG, Compressed Biogas (CBG), autogas (LPG), ethanol-blended petrol, biodiesel and hydrogen energy. The company, he said, has been