informant stating that it was the largest rr w.facturer of biodiesel in India
and was associated with Indian Railw 13ES T' `NS : hivaji ... vendor of biodiesel. It was also r, 1ing z. b . iesel pumps in
Maharashtra. As the products of the infoi j~were causing a threat
india
through Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) formulated a
Biodiesel Policy (BPP) which was made effective from 01.01.2006. In line
with this policy ... OMCs were to purchase biodiesel (BIS B100) of the quality
standards as prescribed by BIS standards (B1S15607:2005) for blending with
diesel (HSD) from select
reproduced below:
"(b) Did HPCL carry out retail sale of Biodiesel blend? If so what quantity
was sold and at percentage of blending ... Indian Railways by HPCL for the year
2010-2011? Was blending with Biodiesel carried out, if so at what
percentage?
(e) Has HPCL considered