New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, on Wednesday, emphasised that India needs to reduce its dependence on imported fuels by adopting alternative fuels, including biofuels, hydrogen and electric mobility, while also highlighting experiments being done with ethanol and isobutanol.

"We have an import of 22 lakh crores. Is it not appropriate that we have to make in India with our own strength? And with our own capabilities, there should be no import. We can stand on our own strength. So we are working on that. We want to concentrate on alternative fuel, biofuel, hydrogen, electric, whatever the choice may be, even in the marine engine. Now we are planning to use methanol," Gadkari said at the ...