Indian parliament committee demands ministry provide E10 plan in 30 days

In India, the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas has given the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 30 days to sort out a plan to ensure compliance with the 10% ethanol blending mandate, saying disconnected efforts like encouraging oil marketing companies to set up three pilot projects for non-sugarcane biofuels isn’t enough to achieve targets. The committee had sought a plan from the ministry before but was only given a response indicating receipt of the suggestions rather than concrete measures, which the committee responded with a deadline for action.