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The Bitter-Sweet Saga Continues [1]

On 16 August, the government gave the green signal to blend 5 per cent ethanol with petrol, even as it hiked the price of ethanol from Rs 21.50 to Rs 27 per litre. And while the Planning Commission is examining the issue of ethanol blending and pricing in detail before it submits its final report later this year, this interim measure has left all sides dissatisfied.

Publication Date: 
29/08/2010
M. Rajendran [2]
Business World (Kolkata) [3]
Tags:
Sugarcane [4], Farmers [5], Ethanol [6], Petrol [7], Sugar Industry [8], Fuel Pricing [9]
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