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The Economic Times
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India should bring back fuel with lower blend of ethanol, chief economic adviser says

NEW DELHI: India should bring back a fuel variant with a lower ​blend of ethanol, according to ​a top government adviser, the first senior official to call ​for wider fuel options amid growing consumer anger against a contentious policy change.

E20 - petrol with 20% ethanol blended in it - was rolled out last year and since April 1, it has been ‌the only ⁠fuel available for ⁠sale at gas stations across the country, part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plans to ​reduce oil imports and help curb pollution.

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