Punjab: 21,000 hectares to be diversified from paddy to Kharif maize to promote ethanol production
Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday presented a ₹2.36-lakh crore budget for the 2025-26 financial year. An allocation
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Ethanol
OMCs seek EOI for conversion of existing allocations of Q2, Q3 and Q4 of ESY 2024-25 to ethanol from FCI rice
By Prakash Jha In a boost for ethanol production, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are seeking an Expression of Interest (EoI)
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Government allows sale of FCI rice to distilleries for ethanol production at fixed price of Rs 2,800 per quintal
By Prakash Jha In a relief to grain-based ethanol producers, the government has made relaxations in certain provisions regarding the
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GEMA requests government to issue surplus FCI rice to grain ethanol industry
The Grain Ethanol Manufacturers Association (GEMA) has urged the government to issue surplus FCI rice to the grain ethanol industry
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Grain-based Dedicated Ethanol Plants (DEPs) are facing an existential crisis
By Dr. C.K Jain Government of India (GoI) has formulated the National Biofuel Policy (2022) with an ambitious target of E20 i.e.
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No proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Food Secretary
By PTI The government has no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice to grain-based distilleries for the production of
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FCI sells 13.05 lakh tn rice worth Rs 2610 cr for ethanol production till July 10 in 2022-23 (Dec-Nov)
State-owned FCI has sold 13.05 lakh tonnes of rice for conversion into ethanol till July 10 in the current marketing
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