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20% ethanol allowed, 31.2% found: Karnataka flags petrol sold by oil majors
State says tests found ethanol above the prescribed 20% level in fuel sold by several major oil companies
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- Karnataka's Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology Minister Rizwan Arshad has alleged that petrol sold by major oil companies in the state contained ethanol levels up to 31.2%, exceeding the permitted 20% limit.
- The allegations are based on tests conducted on petrol samples collected from Bengaluru, with the minister referring to this as "illegal over-blending."
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- E20 petrol row: Indian Oil, BPCL and HPCL respond to claims of excess ethanol blending in KarnatakaCNBC-TV18Center
- 'Illegal over-blending': Petrol samples in Karnataka found with up to 31.2% ethanol blending: Rizwan ArshadDeccan HeraldCenter
- Oil cos challenge Karnataka's claim of excess ethanol in petrol, question testing methodologyCNBC-TV18Center
- Oil Companies Reject Karnataka Minister's '30% Ethanol' Charge On E20 Petrol, Question Testing MethodNDTVLean Left
- E30 petrol being sold as E20? Karnataka minister claims oil companies are supplying petrol exceeding the 20% ethanol limitThe Economic TimesCenter
- Karnataka Alleges Oil Companies Sold Petrol With Up to 31.2% Ethanol, Above 20% LimitDeccan ChronicleCenter
- Karnataka Minister Rizwan Arshad flags vehicle damage risk from excess ethanol blending in petrolANILean Right
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