How sustainable is India's E20 push? | Explained
The government told the Lok Sabha in August that India's ethanol blending programme had saved around Rs 2 lakh crore in foreign exchange. The E20 policy blends 20% ethanol into petrol. Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal, have launched campaigns against E20, arguing it harms vehicles and is being forced on consumers.
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- E20 = 20% ethanol blended with petrol
- Ethanol blending said to have saved about Rs 2 lakh crore in forex (govt, Lok Sabha)
- Opposition critics named: Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal
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