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Cutouts of petrol dispensing machines at AAP office ahead of protest against E20 fuel planned by the party this week. (PTI)
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SIAM’s now-withdrawn letter: What the science says about chloride, moisture and your E20 petrol

 August 5, 2026  Leave a Comment on SIAM’s now-withdrawn letter: What the science says about chloride, moisture and your E20 petrol

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), in its now withdrawn letter to the Union ministry of petroleum and natural Gas (MoP&NG), raised the issue…

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A worker fills a car with petrol as he gestures towards the fuel barometer for the passenger to check, at a fuel station in Kolkata. (Reuters File)
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Don’t want E20, go for pure petrol, says Gadkari: What drivers in India can actually buy at the pump

 July 15, 2026  Leave a Comment on Don’t want E20, go for pure petrol, says Gadkari: What drivers in India can actually buy at the pump

Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari, defending the government’s ethanol-blending programme, said in an interview that motorists who dislike the blended fuel…

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India achieved its target of 20% ethanol blending (E20) in petrol by the end of 2025, five years ahead of schedule. (Representative image)
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Govt says E25 only being tested for now: All your questions on ethanol-blended fuel answered

 July 10, 2026  Leave a Comment on Govt says E25 only being tested for now: All your questions on ethanol-blended fuel answered

Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday that any move to E25 petrol — a blend of 25% ethanol with petrol — remains…

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