India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has on 4 August 2025 issued a detailed response to certain concerns raised on the impact of 20% Ethanol Blended Petrol (E-20) on mileage and vehicle life. In response to the further queries received, a detailed response is listed below:
Biofuels and Natural Gas are India's bridge fuels. They represent a viable, non-disruptive transition towards meeting our commitments to a greener world and are in line with our Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) wherein India has signed up to Net Zero by 2070. A study on life cycle emissions of Ethanol done by NITI Aayog has said that GHG emissions in case of use of sugarcane and maize ...