Dimethyl Ether emerges as clean indigenous alternative to LPG

Scientists at CSIR-NCL in Pune are developing Dimethyl Ether (DME) as a clean indigenous alternative to LPG. Produced from methanol, DME burns cleaner and can be blended with LPG without major infrastructure changes. Researchers are scaling up pilot production, and replacing just 8% of LPG with DME could save India around ₹9,500 crore annually in foreign exchange.