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Center-Right Owned by Living Media IndiaKarnataka claims ethanol in petrol exceeds limit as Kerala starts fuel quality tests
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The Kerala government, led by the Congress, is now following Karnataka on an ethanol test, according to the Times of India, and a Union minister said those creating controversies for political purposes will face consequences while also doubting Karnataka’s ethanol findings and calling the testing methodology deficient. The Kerala Excise department has banned issuance of new liquor licences until the government’s liquor policy is promulgated, a move that comes after the removal of Sreeram Samabasiva Rao from the Excise Commissioner post amid a political row over the department’s hasty reclassification of some bars and beer parlours and the almost instantaneous approval for private players.
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The state-owned OMCs held the 56 samples tested by them from across the state reported an average 19.3% ethanol content in the vehicular fuel.
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Keralam Food and Civil supplies Minister Anoop Jacob on Monday said that random inspections were being carried out at petrol outlets in four districts after allegations in Karnataka that fuel was being sold have ethanol content above permitted limit. The minister said that samples will be collected…
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Keralam's Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob recently declared a program to collect petrol samples for ethanol testing, aiming to address concerns voiced by Karnataka officials regarding excessive ethanol blending. Jacob underscored the necessity of consumer transparency regarding fuel…
