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Center-Left Owned by New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd.Karnataka E31 petrol row: ‘Rs 1 lakh crore debt, so you’re forced to use ethanol’
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After a controversy in Karnataka over alleged over‑blending of ethanol in petrol, the Congress government in Kerala is preparing to test the ethanol content of petrol sold in the state. Kerala’s food and civil supplies minister Anoop Jacob has issued instructions for these tests. The issue has drawn national concern, with DK Shivakumar saying he has received thousands of complaints about excess ethanol mix. Earlier, Kerala had barred processing of fresh liquor licences amid a row over approvals.
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Thiruvananthapuram: After Karnataka, the Congress government in Keralam is also gearing up to test the ethanol content in petrol being sold in the state. State food and civil supplies minister Anoop Jacob has given instructions in this regard amidst the row over the test conducted by Karnataka…
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Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi on Sunday said the Karnataka and Keralam governments were free to test petrol samples to ascertain their ethanol content but cautioned against politicising the issue. His remarks came after the Karnataka government claimed that tests conducted by it had detected…
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Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi emphasized the freedom of Karnataka and Keralam governments to conduct petrol tests. He also mentioned that the Centre has scientific backing for its ethanol blending policy. Gopi explained that a 20 percent ethanol blending in petrol has been approved and will be…
RSS excerpt
Amid Karnataka's petrol tests detecting ethanol concentrations as high as 31.2 per cent, political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla alleges that ethanol distilleries carrying nearly Rs 1 lakh crore in debt are driving the push for higher ethanol blending.
