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

It is taking time to materialize ethanol from 2G sources in India

India’s plan to produce ethanol from second-generation (2G) sources – mainly farm waste – is taking time to materialise. As the first second-generation ethanol plant in India set up by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in Panipat is scheduled to be dedicated to the nation by Indian PM today. Though state-run oil companies had decided to