Bioethanol Current Affairs, GK & News
Cassava: Feedstock for Bioethanol Production
ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) have found CASSAVA as a raw material for bioethanol production to meet Ethanol Blending Petrol (EBP) programme target of 2025 by India. Key Points As a biofuel crop, cassava has several advantages over sugarcane. Cassava is having a high starch content and ability to grow under low management conditions. ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Advanced biofuels • Advantages of Cassava • Bioethanol • Biofuel • Biofuel crop • Cassava • Production of Cassava in India
PM Modi launches E-100 project
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, launched E-100 pilot project on the occasion of World Environment Day in Pune. E-100 Project This ambitious project was launched with the aim of setting up a network for production and distribution of ethanol in India. Highlights Prime Minister also launched ‘Report of the Expert Committee on Road Map for ethanol ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bioethanol • E-100 project • Ethanol Blended Petrol PRogramme • Ethanol Blending • World Environment Day (WED)
India sets new record in ethanol blend with petrol
In the first four months of ethanol supply year 2020-21, India has reached more than 7.2%. This is the first time India has reached this level. This puts the country right on its course of achieving the target of 10% blending by 2022. Current Scenario If oil marketing companies lift the ethanol they had contracted ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Environment Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Bioethanol • Ethanol • Ethanol Blended Petrol PRogramme • Ethanol Blending • Ethanol fuel
What is E20 fuel?
The Government of India has recently introduced the E20 fuel to promote green fuel such as ethanol. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways recently published a draft notification inviting comments from the public for adoption of E20 fuel. This is being done as Government of India is aspiring to take the ethanol economy to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bioethanol • Biofuel • E20 • Ethanol • Ethanol Blended Petrol PRogramme • National Biofuel policy
First Meeting of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Petroleum
The first meeting of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Petroleum was chaired by the Minister of Petroleum Shri Dharmendra Pradhan. Highlights of the meet The committee announced that Government of India is working towards a transformative change in energy sector. It is planning to increase share of Natural gas in the energy sector from 6.2% ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Bioethanol • Biofuel • Biofuel Policy • Ethanol Blended Petrol PRogramme • GST • Ministry of Petroleum • Oil Imports • SATAT initiative