How sustainable is India's E20 push? | Explained
The government told the Lok Sabha that India's ethanol blending programme had saved around ₹2 lakh crore in foreign exchange, defending its push for E20—petrol blended with 20% ethanol. Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal, launched campaigns against E20, arguing it damages vehicles and is being imposed on consumers, sharpening the debate over the policy's sustainability.
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The ethanol blending programme and E20 debate tie energy policy to forex savings.
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- Government told Lok Sabha ethanol blending saved about ₹2 lakh crore in forex.
- E20 refers to petrol blended with 20% ethanol.
- Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal are campaigning against E20.
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