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Detailed explanation-1: -With a 15 per cent blend of methanol with petrol, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) rolled out M15 petrol on a pilot basis in Assam’s Tinsukia district.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian Oil Corp (IOC) rolled out M15 petrol – 15 per cent blend of methanol with petrol – on a pilot basis in Assam’s Tinsukia district. Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli launched the M15 petrol in the presence of Niti Aayog member VK Saraswat and IOC chairman SM Vaidya on Saturday.

Detailed explanation-3: -Checks by PREMIUM TIMES showed that the global average for methanol content in petrol is between 2% to 3%.

Detailed explanation-4: -Blending of 15% methanol in gasoline can result in at least 15% reduction in the import of gasoline/crude oil. In addition, this would bring down GHG emissions by 20% in terms of particulate matter, NOx, and SOx, thereby improving the urban air quality.

Detailed explanation-5: -M-15 is a blend of 15 % methanol and 85 % Gasoline. Use of blended fuel M-15 in BS-IV cars can result in lowering down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 5 to 10 percent thereby improving air quality.