India’s ethanol programme has improved sugar mills’ financial viability, supporting timely FRP payments to sugarcane farmers. Surplus sugar diverted to ethanol rose...
India’s sugar industry has evolved into a major ethanol producer, achieving 20% petrol blending, but tighter sugar production requires a balanced approach....
The Government of India clarified that reports claiming U.S. ethanol imports for fuel blending are false. Ethanol under the Ethanol Blended Petrol...
Maharashtra’s sugar mills earned over ₹8,250 crore from ethanol and bagasse-based power generation during the 2025–26 season, strengthening industry finances. However, many...
Rising sugar prices may reduce ethanol production as mills find sugar more profitable than diversion. Industry has urged higher ethanol prices, warning...
AIKCC urged the Centre to make the ethanol policy farmer-centric, ensuring fair prices and direct benefits to growers. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh...
India’s Food Corporation of India (FCI) has offloaded 44 lakh tonnes of surplus rice to reduce excess stocks and storage costs. The...
During the ongoing Monsoon Session in the Parliament, a question was asked about the quantity of ethanol produced in the country during...
India’s maize use for ethanol has surpassed FCI rice, with 68 lakh tonnes of maize and over 54 lakh tonnes of surplus...