India imports over 85 per cent of its crude oil needs, and ethanol blending has helped cut import dependence by replacing 302 lakh metric tonnes of crude oil while saving over Rs 1.84 trillion in foreign exchange since 2014.

WION Decodes: What's behind India's ethanol push? Centre exempts E22, E25, E27 and E30 fuels from excise duty

India has taken another step to promote alternative fuels by removing excise duty on petrol blended with higher levels of ethanol. According to a government notification, petrol containing between 22 percent and 30 percent ethanol will now be exempt from excise duty. The tax exemption is expected to encourage greater production and availability of higher ethanol blends in the future.

India Promotes Ethanol Instead of Petrol 

India's ethanol push is entering a new phase. After achieving its target of 20 percent ethanol blending in petrol ahead of schedule, the government has now launched e85 fuel and plans to roll it out through 50 to 100 dedicated stations across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.


The Economics of India's Ethanol Push

A survey claimed that E20 fuel has reduced the mileage of vehicles and increased the maintenance cost of older petrol vehicles.

E20 petrol decreasing the mileage of vehicles? Survey claims...

Nitin Gadkari, the minister of road transport and highways, said on Wednesday that India should start exporting ethanol because the country is in surplus production. 

Nitin Gadkari calls for Ethanol export, lauds petrol-blending program

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Puri, has made a significant announcement regarding the stability of ethanol prices, providing reassurance to the industry.

Union Minister Hardeep Puri guarantees price stability of ethanol to industry

There's nothing quite like cracking open a frosty cold beer on a hot day but have you ever wondered why that icy temperature makes your Brew taste so good? Watch in for more detail!

The science behind chilling pint: Cold enhances beer's Ethanol-like flavours

In a bid to secure ample supplies of sugar amid concerns of a potential fall in production due to below-normal rainfall in key growing states, India is contemplating measures to discourage the diversion of sugar for ethanol production, according to government and trade sources cited by Reuters.

India shifts focus from ethanol to sugar production amid supply concerns 

When a particular region grapples with extreme drought, the ecosystem gets impacted. Lakes, rivers and other water bodies dry up, posing threat to the vegetation in the surroundings during the parched conditions.

No water for plants during a drought? You can give them booze

A new study of what the team describes can be "a game-changer in rescue therapy for severe alcohol intoxication," has shown the way to accelerate clearance of alcohol from the blood.

Researchers find method to rapidly clear alcohol from lungs by breathing

Iran has seen over 700 deaths after these people ingested toxic methanol, thinking that it can cure the new novel coronavirus. Also read: '184 countries going through hell': Trump blames China for coronavirus spread According to the national coroner's authority, the toxic alcohol has killed 728 people from February 20 to April 7 out of which 525 deaths were due to Methanol.

Toxic methanol claims over 700 lives in Iran after being misjudged as COVID-19 cure

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