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Center Owned by Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)Karnataka E20 row: Centre rejects claims of excess ethanol blending in petrol, questions testing
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The Centre has rejected Karnataka's claim that petrol at some retail outlets contains 26‑31 % ethanol, saying the samples tested under a nationwide quality monitoring exercise – 56 in total – complied with the E20 specifications set by authorities and the BIS IS 17021 standard. It also questioned the state's sampling and testing methodology. Karnataka’s IT and Home Minister Priyank Kharge accused the Union government of misleading the public on ethanol blending, alleging the policy benefits companies linked to Union ministers rather than the public. Oil marketing companies likewise denied the alleged excess blending, citing compliance with quality standards.
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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.
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New Delhi: Centre Saturday rejected claims of excessive ethanol blending in petrol at certain retail outlets in Karnataka, while questioning the sampling and testing methodology adopted by the state and saying all 56 samples tested in the state under a nationwide quality monitoring exercise complied…
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New Delhi: Centre Saturday rejected claims of excessive ethanol blending in petrol at certain retail outlets in Karnataka, while questioning the sampling and testing methodology adopted by the state and saying all 56 samples tested in the state under a nationwide quality monitoring exercise complied…
