‘Sensationalism over governance’: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi over Karnataka’s ethanol blending claims
Amid the controversy over reported higher ethanol blending in petrol samples collected in Karnataka, Union Minister for Food Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Prahlad Joshi on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) claimed that all 893 samples tested across 27 States and Union Territories complied with the prescribed 19–21% range. “More importantly, all 56 samples tested in…