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Gadkari Defends Ethanol Blending, Cites 24 Crore Vehicles
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- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari defended the ethanol-blending programme, rejecting claims it harms vehicles.
- He said 4 crore four-wheelers and 20 crore two-wheelers run on ethanol-blended petrol since 2022.
- Gadkari noted India imports fuel worth Rs 22 lakh crore, which the programme aims to reduce.
- He claimed corn-based ethanol generated up to Rs 45,000 crore earnings for farmers in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
- Gadkari highlighted that rice-straw-derived aviation fuel has been produced as another alternative-fuel effort.