New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): In order to facilitate setting up advanced biofuel refineries in the country, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the fixing of higher ethanol prices derived from different sugarcane-based raw materials under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme for the forthcoming sugar season 2020-21 during Ethanol Supply…
The government on Wednesday hiked the price of ethanol extracted from sugarcane for blending in petrol by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for 2021-22 marketing year starting December, as part of its target to achieve 20 per cent doping by 2025. A higher blending of ethanol in petrol will help cut India its oil…
In June 2021, the Kejriwal-led Delhi Government divided Delhi into 21 excise zones under the Excise Policy 2021-22. As per the policy framework, there would be 849 outlets selling alcohol in the national capital, including five super-premium vendors. The last set of licenses were allotted in September, and all new licensees were asked to begin…
PATNA: Industries minister Shahnawaz Hussain on Wednesday said the Centre has increased the state’s quota of the ethanol production units from six to 17 with the production capacity of 36 crore litres. They have also been given project clearances. The envisaged investment is worth Rs3,400 crore. The districts chosen for the 17 units are Muzaffarpur,…
Image Source : FILE PHOTO/ PTIThe impact of an increase in WSP (if any) as per the parameters approved for the year 2021-22 also needs to be factored in while fixing the MRP, said the order. Liquor prices in the national capital may rise as private vends open from November 17 under the new excise policy…
Hyderabad: Liquor sales hit a new high in Telangana this year. In a just 7 months (April 1 to October 15), the Telangana government earned Rs 16,000 crore revenue through liquor sales alone. The government is confident of achieving more than 100 percent of the target of Rs 30,000 crore by the end of December….
VISAKHAPATNAM: Malabar House, Hyderabad Blue, British Empire. These names – unheard of until recently — have now flooded the shelves of liquor shops across Andhra Pradesh. Missing from the counters, in turn, are the earlier regulars like Royal Challenge, McDowell’s, Smirnoff, Black Dog to name a few. And if that’s now enough to kill the…
India can start using 50 per cent ethanol in aviation fuel, and the Indian government will soon start discussions and trials on this, said Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways. He added that flex-fuel vehicles will be on roads once the Supreme Court gives the permission. He was addressing a question-and-answer session at…
[ad_1] In 2021, the production capacity in the country is at 6 billion litre, including 5 billion litre from molasses-based sector and standalone molasses unitsIndia is on track to achieve 20% ethanol blending by 2025, and has enough feedstock to produce 10 billion litre of the organic chemical compound, industry body Indian Sugar Mills Association…
The national capital has received 215 bids for retail vends in 32 zones across the city. Delhi government has garnered Rs 8900 crore through this bidding process. The national capital is running low on alcohol after privately-owned liquor vends in the city were shut on October 1 for 45 days. The closure comes as a…