Meanings
- uncountableFragments of rice grains, broken in the field, during drying, during transport, or during milling.
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Delay in expanding E10 use was primarily due to lack of material to manufacture ethanol and lack of distilling facilities. However, the National Biofuels Policy in 2018 and an aggressive roadmap to have E20 by 2030 led to considerable investment in distilling capacity and supply chains to funnel more foodgrains into the manufacture of ethanol. […] As ethanol demand grows, a lot more sugarcane juice concentrate is being diverted to manufacturing ethanol rather than sugar. More maize is being grown and diverted to ethanol distillation. More foodgrains, like broken rice, are being used.
2026 July 13, Yogendra Pratap, “The ethanol dilemma! Accelerated ethanol-blend rollout leaves 200 million consumers in the lurch”, in India Today, volume 51, number 27, page 43
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