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Right Owned by Independent News ServiceCentre rejects Karnataka's claims of excess ethanol blending in E20, flags incorrect sampling, lab tests
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The Centre rejected Karnataka's claims that petrol outlets were delivering fuel with ethanol above the 20 per cent limit, questioning the sampling and testing methods and noting that all 56 samples taken in a nationwide quality monitoring exercise complied with the limit. Karnataka's IT and Home Minister Priyank Kharge accused the Union government of misleading the public and said the policy benefits certain companies. Oil marketing companies also said Karnataka's claims of 26‑31 per cent ethanol were not supported by tests.
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According to the test results, samples from Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) recorded ethanol content of 31.2 per cent and 30.5 per cent, respectively.
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Public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) have rejected the Karnataka government’s allegations that petrol sold at certain retail outlets in the state contained up to 31.2 per cent ethanol, stating that the reported findings were not based on tests conducted as per prescribed procedures. The…
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The Centre on Saturday rejected allegations by the Karnataka government that petrol outlets in the state were supplying fuel with ethanol content exceeding the prescribed 20 per cent limit, citing concerns over the sampling and testing procedures adopted during the exercise.
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The Centre on Saturday rejected allegations by the Karnataka government that petrol outlets in the state were supplying fuel with ethanol content exceeding the prescribed 20 per cent limit, citing concerns over the sampling and testing procedures adopted during the exercise.
