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Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology Minister Rizwan Arshad said the allegations were based on tests conducted on petrol samples collected from Bengaluru, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Mangaluru and Tumakuru.

India’s new rules allow E100-compatible flex-fuel vehicles. Here’s what the changes mean for ethanol blending, fuel availability and existing car owners.

The Road Transport Ministry has amended vehicle rules to allow flex-fuel vehicles to run on up to E100 ethanol, as the government promotes alternative fuels to reduce crude oil imports.

The farmers are seeking state support of Rs 1,000 per tonne, a factory price of Rs 4,500 per tonne and action against alleged weighing deductions.

The Samajwadi Party chief also discussed Congress-SP seat-sharing talks, criticised the BJP's use of the term ‘infiltrators’ and questioned rising fuel prices.

Oil marketing companies seek around 11 billion litres of ethanol while cutting the maize-based procurement price by Rs 3 per litre.

Farmers’ protests over sugarcane prices and ethanol rates disrupt NH-48 at the Maharashtra-Karnataka border. Police advise commuters to take alternative routes.

Court says restrictions on methanol sales to non-drug manufacturers fail the proportionality test and calls for stricter regulation to prevent hooch tragedies.

The measures announced on Wednesday include tax cuts on the import and sale of ethanol, gasoline and gasoline blend, effective for 30 days.

FADA President said rural India is increasingly becoming the key driver of demand, with growth becoming more broad-based ahead of the festive season.

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL seeking mandatory, uniform labels on petrol pump nozzles showing the exact percentage of ethanol in petrol.

The petition, filed by Narendra Kumar Goswami, has also sought a direction that every fuel invoice should specifically and legibly state the percentage of ethanol in the petrol.

The former Delhi Chief Minister said the party would hold a 'Town hall' to discuss the technical and economic impacts of ethanol-blended fuel.

According to officials, 67 persons had consumed the liquor containing methanol, a highly toxic substance.

The clarification from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs came as retail sugar prices rose to ₹55.70 a kg on August 20 from ₹48.18 a kg on July 20.

Jairam Ramesh shared on X, a post from Hindi daily that claimed sugar prices in the country rose by 40% in three months, jaggery rose 24%, rice by 16% and maize flour by 11%.

The government has previously acknowledged that some vehicles may experience a 3-5 per cent reduction in fuel economy with E20.

A total of 93 crore litres of ethanol was supplied in July, taking cumulative supplies beyond the 800-crore-litre milestone.

AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Centre introduced E20 without adequate infrastructure or vehicle compatibility and claimed the policy would create a market for surplus US ethanol.

The government has stated that ethanol used for India's fuel blending programme is sourced entirely from domestic producers, dismissing reports of import commitments under the India-US trade negotiations.