No petrol or diesel? Union Minister Nitin Gadkari greenlights 100% ethanol for vehicles

New Delhi, 14/6: In a major step towards reducing dependency on imported fossil fuel and clean energy, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced that India has given legal recognition to 100% ethanol fuel. This means that vehicles will now be allow to run entirely on ethanol.While speaking at an event marking 12 years of the Narendra Modi government in Nagpur on Saturday, Gadkari said, “The approval would enable ethanol to emerge as a ‘viable alternative to petrol’, helping India lower its burden of Rs 22-lakh crore.