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India likely won’t export sugar for years as El Nino, ethanol squeeze supply

MUMBAI: India, once the world’s second-largest sugar exporter, is expected to have little surplus for export for at least three more seasons as El Nino…

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Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas approves Rs150 Cr assistance for India’s first private hybrid 2G ethanol project in UP

In a significant step towards India’s circular bioeconomy, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), under the PM JI-VAN Yojana, has approved financial assistance…

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Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri fills E85 fuel in a car in New Delhi. (ANI)
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Excise relief for higher ethanol petrol blends

The government has exempted excise duty on up to 30% ethanol component in blended petrol, which, according to experts, will proportionately reduce India’s energy imports…

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Tech advances yet to fix uneven mill performance, data gaps in sugar sector: Food Secretary

Plant-level inefficiencies remain at the core of challenges facing sugar mills, including variations in sugar recovery rates (10.5–10.9%), suboptimal extraction, and energy inefficiencies, said Sanjeev…

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Gadkari urges global investors to explore opportunities in India, highlights skilled manpower, green fuels

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday urged global investors to invest in India, saying the country offers not only a huge skilled workforce but also…

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Sugar industry has survived due to use of ethanol: Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the sugar industry has survived due to the advent of ethanol, and asserted there is a need for…

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