A sugar rush for emissions: Is ethanol-spiked fuel a sweet solution?

Rising compliance with ethanol-spiked fuels in vehicle could be a win-win situation all round

Subhomoy Bhattacharjee | New Delhi
Last Updated at March 5, 2023 18:56 IST

By all reckoning the ethanol story for India will leave a sweet taste all round. For sugar growers it spells growing demand, for the government a lower import bill for oil, and for environmentalists, cleaner emissions from vehicles.

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