In this exclusive interview with India Business & Trade, Dr. Saleem Akhtar Farooqui, Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR–Indian Institute of Petroleum, dives deep into India’s biofuel transformation—from ethanol blending targets to the vast potential of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Drawing from global models and on-the-ground realities, he outlines a future-ready...
India Business & Trade spoke with Mr. Dalbir Singh Mahal, Director & CEO at Jap Innogy to understand how India can transition from being a cost-competitive player to a true global innovation leader in biofuels. Drawing on key policy updates, global benchmarks, and industry insights, here’s a comprehensive look at...
In this exclusive interview with Dr. Anil Kumar Sinha, Chief Scientist at CSIR–Indian Institute of Petroleum, India Business & Trade explores how India’s biofuel industry is evolving from a sugarcane-based model to a multi-feedstock, innovation-driven ecosystem aligned with national energy and climate goals. Dr. Sinha, a pioneer in catalysis and...
India lifted restrictions on sugar exports this year in January, allowing millers to ship one million tonnes during the 2024-25 season (October-September). This move is expected to benefit 5 crore farmer families, 5 lakh workers. Additionally, it will improve the liquidity of sugar mills, ensuring timely cane payments while maintaining...
India’s Ethanol Blending initiative aims to address multiple challenges like addressing the problem of food wastage and lowering India’s petrol import and carbon emissions. However, over-reliance on water-intensive crops like sugar to produce ethanol, overestimation of damaged grains, and underpreparedness of the industry could pose serious complications that need to...
The aggressive target to achieve 20% of ethanol blending by 2025 will help India achieve its climate goals, address scrutiny on its sugar exports and subsidies at WTO and also relieve the burden on realisations faced by sugar mills due to excess sugar production, ultimately benefiting farmers. Produced from agricultural...
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