How sustainable is India’s E20 push? | Explained
India's push for E20 — petrol blended with 20% ethanol — has become a political flashpoint. The government told the Lok Sabha in August that the ethanol blending programme had saved around ₹2 lakh crore in foreign exchange. Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal have campaigned against E20, arguing that it damages vehicles and is being forced on consumers.
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Ethanol blending targets and their forex and energy-security impact are heavily tested.
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- E20 is petrol blended with 20% ethanol
- Government told the Lok Sabha the programme saved about ₹2 lakh crore in forex
- Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal oppose E20, citing harm to vehicles
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