National Biofuel Policy

Proposal in works to buy 100K tonnes of maize at minimum support price

Broad contours of the purchase plan have been discussed

World Biofuel Day 2023: Theme, History, Importance & Future of Biofuel

World Biofuel Day is celebrated every year on August 10. It aims is to bring issues to light about the use of alternative fuel sources instead of fossil fuels

Cabinet approves National Biofuel Policy after slew of amendments

Also, more feedstocks have been allowed for the production of biofuels which can be doped with auto fuels

Centre permits conversion of surplus rice to ethanol for hand sanitisers

Move will lead to use of part of a stockpile of 30.57 million tonnes, which is almost 126% more than the buffer stock and strategic requirement norms

Cabinet approves National Biofuel Policy to reduce Green House Gas emission

It also allows use of surplus food grains for production of ethanol for blending with petrol with the approval of National Biofuel Coordination Committee, it said