NEW DELHI, April 29 (Reuters) – Abinash Verma, a leading figure in the sugar industry, has resigned unexpectedly from the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) as its director-general, the producers’ body said in a statement on Friday. As the world’s No. 1 consumer of the sweetener and the biggest producer behind Brazil, India plays a…
Experts have been raising concerns regarding the Indian government’s push for blending 20% ethanol with petrol by 2025 aiming to reduce the country’s carbon footprint. Several government institutions and experts who came together at a CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) webinar on ‘Ethanol roadmap for 2025’ countered these concerns. The Government of India and the…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Production of ethanol has increased from 173 crore litres in ESY 2019-20 to 302 crore litres during ESY 2020-21 (October 2020 to Sept 2021), government data showed. “Therefore, ethanol blending has increased by 62 per cent, It was 8.1 per cent in ESY 2020-21, up from 5 per cent in…
NEW DELHI, Feb 22 (Reuters) – K.N. Group, a top Indian commodities trader, plans to raise ethanol production capacity at a newly acquired plant and build a greenfield facility to cash in on rising domestic demand for the biofuel, a senior company official said. India is the world’s third biggest oil importer, relying on foreign…
Uttar Pradesh would now produce 10 lakh liter of ethanol annually. Yogi government has approved the proposal of large-scale production of ethanol in the state. Keeping its poll promise, Yogi Government has increased the remunerations of part-time instructors and cooks of state run schools. In the meeting of UP cabinet presided by Chief Minister Yogi…
Kolhapur: Union highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the sugar industry will stay afloat only if it diversifies into ethanol, power and green hydrogen production. He was speaking at a function to inaugurate and lay the foundation of several completed road construction projects, and those proposed to connect Solapur district with other districts of…
CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) presented a webinar on ‘Ethanol roadmap for 2025’ on Friday. The webinar was supported by GPS Renewables. ‘Ethanol roadmap for 2025’ webinar highlighted the market opportunity of 1G Ethanol projects to achieve India’s target of 20 per cent ethanol blending with petrol by 2025. The webinar focused on key aspects…
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): In order to enhance ethanol production capacities in the country and achieve 20 per cent blending by 2025, the Government of India has decided to open a window of six months for inviting fresh applications from project proponents to set up new distilleries or expansion of existing distilleries to…
The country’s sugar production is projected to rise by 13 percent to 35 million tonne, while exports are likely to be 9.5 million tonne in the ongoing marketing year ending September 2022, according to the Food Ministry. About 99.5 percent of cane dues amounting to Rs 92,480 crore of the previous year have been cleared,…
The country’s sugar production is projected to rise by 13 per cent to 35 million tonne, while exports are likely to be 9.5 million tonne in the ongoing marketing year ending September 2022, according to the Food Ministry. About 99.5 per cent of cane dues amounting to Rs 92,480 crore of the previous year have…