Question

1. Recently, it has been made compulsory
in India and some other countries to mix
10% ethanol with fuels like petrol and
diesel. What is the reason for this?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Reason 1 # Farmer support. ... Since there is an everlasting crisis for sugarcane farmers in India due to low sugar prices, high ethanol mixing can take some stress away from sugarcane crushers which in turn would help with sugarcane farmer dues.

Answer 2

Answer:

Nowadays, many countries are practicing mixing of ethanol with petrol and diesel.  Ethanol is a clean burning fuel and reduces the vehicle exhaust emissions. Also. it is an  easily available and cheap source which makes it suitable for this purpose.

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