India’s ethanol blending programme has played a key role in reducing the country’s reliance on crude oil imports while significantly enhancing farmers’ earnings, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday. According to the minister, more than Rs 1.18 lakh crore has been paid to farmers over the past 11 years … Continue reading Ethanol blending programme enabled over Rs 1.18 lakh crore payments to farmers in 11 years: Hardeep Singh Puri