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Any tax on biodiesel discourages users, killing this sunrise industry

Continue excise exemption till a new national biofuels policy, mandating green fuel usage, is framed

Sandeep Chaturvedi, president, BDAI
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Sandeep Chaturvedi, president, BDAI

Sandeep Chaturvedi
Biodiesel is being promoted world over as a green fuels to mitigate harmful exhaust emissions from diesel vehicles. Biodiesel besides helping in reducing the air pollution, improves lubricity of low sulphur diesel fuels required for meeting Euro III & Euro IV emission norms. It is safe to handle as the flash points of biodiesel is higher than the conventional diesel. Blending of biodiesel with diesel would result in the reduction of un-burnt hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and particulate matter in auto emissions, and will be in line with the objectives of the auto sector.

It is promising to note that the government

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