Governance
E20 Petrol Had 31 Percent Ethanol. Somebody Counted.
The Take
E20 means twenty percent ethanol. Karnataka tested its pumps and found 31.2 percent. The extra eleven points come from nowhere a rulebook mentions. Kerala immediately ordered random checks at its own fuel stations, per India Today. The Centre noted October samples never went for testing. The fuel is flexible. The arithmetic was bendier.
The Wire
Kerala has ordered random inspections at petrol pumps after Karnataka found 31.2 percent ethanol blended in fuel samples meant to hold 20 percent, India Today and ETV Bharat report. The Union government said Karnataka's October samples were not sent for routine quality testing as prescribed. Sangri Today notes checks began in four districts.
The receipts
Source: India Today