In India, The Times of India reported that India’s Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said ethanol has saved sugarcane farmers and sugar factories in Maharashtra state.
“It will be tough for the farmers to survive only by cultivating pulses or grains. The sugar industry could survive because of ethanol. Now, an alternative to diesel called isobutanol will be produced. We are also planning to develop sustainable aviation fuel using biogas,” he said.
The minister also said that sugar is in surplus in the country. Nearly 90% of sugar mills in western Maharashtra would have faced liquidation had there been no ethanol, he said.
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