In a U-turn, the government on December 15 reversed its decision to ban the use of sugarcane juice for making ethanol as it allowed utilisation of the juice as well as B-heavy molasses to produce the green fuel but capped the diversion of sugar at 17 lakh tonnes.
For now, the capping will be in place for the 2023-24 supply year that ends in October next year.
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