New Delhi, India | 4 November 2026
India-da El Niño-related drought amasung monsoon rainfall hanthaba aduna maize amasung sugarcane crop-singda phattaba impact toure. Reuters-gi report matung-inna, monsoon rainfall adu nearly 13 percent hanthokhibana food production amasung agricultural supply-da concern hen-gatle.
Food price hen-gatpa amasung food security protect touba government-gi priority oirabana, petrol-ta ethanol blending target 20 percent phangba aduda khudongchaba thokpa yai. Current supply year-da ethanol blending adu 15–17 percent phaoba hanthokpa yai haiba report toure. Government-na sugar-based ethanol procurement suspend toure amasung maize-based ethanol-gi purchase price su revise toure.
Ethanol asi petrol-ga blend touba renewable fuel amani. India-na ethanol blending hen-gatpa matamda imported crude oil-gi dependence hanthaba amasung pollution hanthaba hotnarammi. Adubu drought-na food crop supply hanthoklabadi food price amasung fuel production-gi marakta balance touba government-gidamak khudongchaba ama oigani.
Source: Reuters — India’s Ethanol Policy, 4 November 2026