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Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, a greenfield grain-based ethanol plant was inaugurated in Bihar by Bihar Chief Minister.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday opened the country’s first greenfield grain-based ethanol plant in Purnea and said ethanol production will help reduce the cost of petrol and generate employment.

Detailed explanation-3: -UPSC Mains. Q. India’s first green-field grain-based ethanol plant has been inaugurated in which state/UT? Notes: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the country’s first greenfield grain-based ethanol plant in Purnea.

Detailed explanation-4: -Purnia: The nation on April 30 got its greenfield grain-based ethanol plant at Ganeshpur near Parora in Bihar’s Purnia district. Inaugurating the ethanol plant, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said it was a great moment for Bihar as the state’s first ethanol plant started operation from Saturday.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chhattisgarh government has signed an MoU for the country’s first ethanol plant to be set up in the state under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.