DIFFERENCES have emerged within the government over mandatory blending of petrol with ethanol. Fertilisers & chemicals minister MK Azhagiri has written to the prime minister asking that the November 2009 decision of the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) be reviewed and the mandatory blending be deferred until such time as enough ethanol is available for consumers.

Part of Indo-Canada co-operation programme.

Shubhra Tandon

India will soon start research on production of biofuels for the aviation industry.

''What the scientists are saying about global warming and the glaciers in North and South Poles melting and raising the sea level is all bull****!,'' observed Medical Education Minister Ramachandra Gowda here on Thursday.

US President Barack Obama today announced a series of steps as part of his comprehensive strategy to enhance American energy independence while building a foundation for a new clean energy economy, and its promise of new industries and millions of jobs.

India defies global trend on mixing ethanol in auto fuel

DAVOS: India on Wednesday decried attempts to divert food grains for bio-fuels.

New Delhi: Soon, one might see cultivation of plants like Jatropha and Karanja for biofuel production in the Ridge area and along all major drains in the city. Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday said that the government would study the viability of the proposal to ensure that no agricultural land is given up for growing these crops.

Ajay Modi / New Delhi January 5, 2010, 0:55 IST

New government policy on biofuels may consider financial incentives.

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country