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Center-Left Owned by Kasturi & Sons Ltd.Is your petrol really E20? Karnataka claims ethanol levels reached 31%
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Karnataka minister Rizwan Arshad alleged that petrol sold by major oil companies in the state contains up to 31.2% ethanol, well above the 20% limit, and demanded that Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Nitin Gadkari explain who is responsible for the over-blending.
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State-run oil companies have disputed Karnataka’s claim of 26-31% ethanol in petrol, saying E20 fuel supplied across the state meets prescribed standards.
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Surveys indicate that 80% of petrol stations in Karnataka are breaching the 20% ethanol limit in petrol sales. To address this, officials gathered 63 samples for testing after oil companies neglected to reveal ethanol percentages. The introduction of E20 petrol aligns with India's objectives to cut…
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A major controversy has emerged over ethanol blending in petrol after the Karnataka government claimed that fuel samples collected from multiple districts contained ethanol levels significantly above India’s permitted E20 limit.
