How sustainable is India’s E20 push? | Explained
The government’s ethanol blending programme, which has taken petrol to 20% ethanol content (E20), saved around ₹2 lakh crore in foreign exchange, it told the Lok Sabha in August. The push has drawn opposition: leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal have campaigned against E20, arguing it damages vehicles and is being forced on consumers.
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Ethanol blending links energy security, agriculture and import substitution — a recurring policy theme.
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- E20 = petrol blended with 20% ethanol.
- Ethanol blending saved about ₹2 lakh crore in forex (stated to Lok Sabha, August).
- Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal are campaigning against E20.
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