Ethanol among India's major priorities of 21st century: PM

Announcing that India is focusing on production and usages of Ethanol for agriculture use, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said a roadmap for development in this sector has begun as it has become one of the major priorities of 21st century India.

Addressing a programme on World Environment Day, the Prime Minister also declared "today, we have resolved to meet the target of 20 percent ethanol blending in petrol by 2025".

Modi said India has taken another big step on this occasion today (Saturday) and a detailed roadmap for the development of the ethanol sector has just been released.