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Karnataka and the Union government spar over ethanol-blended petrol
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E20 petrol on sale, Centre and Karnataka quarrelling: which Ministry runs the ethanol blending programme Prelims tests?
The Centre and Karnataka dispute the ethanol-blending claims.
Why it matters: GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Karnataka's industries minister has blamed the Union road transport minister for an 'ethanol blending crisis', while Union minister Pralhad Joshi has called the state's claims sensationalism over governance.
The Ethanol Blended Petrol programme, under which E20 petrol is sold, is led by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas through oil marketing companies.
మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ముఖ్య వాస్తవాలు
Remember these
- E20 petrol means petrol blended with 20% ethanol.
- The Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme is led by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
- Oil marketing companies implement ethanol blending and sell the blended petrol.
- Karnataka's industries minister blamed the Union road transport minister for an 'ethanol blending crisis'.
- Union minister Pralhad Joshi called the state's claims sensationalism over governance.
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How the exam will ask it
ప్రిలిమ్స్
- The Ethanol Blended Petrol programme is led by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas through oil marketing companies.
- E20 petrol is petrol blended with 20% ethanol.
- Ethanol for blending is produced from feedstocks such as sugarcane and grain, which links the programme to agriculture.
మెయిన్స్
GS Paper 3 (Energy) and GS Paper 2 (Centre-State relations). The issue is a political dispute over ethanol blending claims; the policy is the EBP programme run by the Petroleum Ministry through oil marketing companies; the implication is friction between a state and the Centre over a national energy goal, and the way forward is clear data-sharing, consumer and vehicle-compatibility safeguards, and cooperative federalism on fuel policy.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, under which E20 petrol is sold, is driven by the policy of which Union Ministry?
- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- Ministry of Heavy Industries
- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- Ministry of Rural Development
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: C — Correct: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas — The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas leads the EBP programme through oil marketing companies. • Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare — wrong: The Agriculture Ministry deals with crops and farmers, though cane and grain feed ethanol production. • Ministry of Heavy Industries — wrong: The Ministry of Heavy Industries handles automobile policy, not fuel blending. • Ministry of Rural Development — wrong: The Ministry of Rural Development runs rural schemes, not fuel blending.
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