Govt plans to blend 15% isobutanol into diesel: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the government is planning to allow blending of up to 15% isobutanol into diesel. "Ethanol can't be blended directly into diesel, so we're producing isobutanol from ethanol," Gadkari said, adding that it could serve as an alternative to diesel. The government recently launched E85, a fuel comprising 80-85% ethanol and 14-19% petrol.