{
  "id": 18654471,
  "title": "Rahul questions Centre over extra ethanol in petrol",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/rahul-questions-centre-over-extra-ethanol-in-petrol",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-07T05:43:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rahul-gandhi-questions-centre-over-excess-ethanol-in-e20-petrol-seeks-action-against-oil-companies/articleshow/135627740.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the central government over allegations of petrol containing more than the allowed amount of ethanol, known as E20. He posted on X about lab tests done by the Karnataka government from fuel samples collected in seven districts, which showed that several samples had ethanol levels higher than the allowed 20%. Gandhi claimed that IOCL and HPCL samples had ethanol levels of 31.2% and 30.5%, respectively. He also said that the excess ethanol was found in samples from both public and private oil companies, including BPCL, Nayara, and Shell. Gandhi warned that petrol with higher ethanol levels could reduce vehicle mileage and increase maintenance costs. He questioned why consumers were not informed about the composition of the fuel they were buying and demanded an explanation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gandhi also challenged the government to debate this issue and asked who was benefiting from the current policies.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}