Ethanol blended petrol (E20) is not only reducing your car's mileage but is also making your food costlier.
Here is how!
1. Maize is being diverted for ethanol production.
2. This is resulting in animal feed getting pricier.
3. Since animal feed is getting costlier, chicken and eggs are also getting costlier.
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Here is how!
1. Maize is being diverted for ethanol production.
2. This is resulting in animal feed getting pricier.
3. Since animal feed is getting costlier, chicken and eggs are also getting costlier.
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The data is out.
Crackers caused 71 percent of air pollution during Diwali.
Vehicles caused 7 percent.
Yet, vehicles, despite being fully emission norms complaint, are being singled out without addressing core issues such as 1. Farm stubble burning 2. Construction dust.
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Crackers caused 71 percent of air pollution during Diwali.
Vehicles caused 7 percent.
Yet, vehicles, despite being fully emission norms complaint, are being singled out without addressing core issues such as 1. Farm stubble burning 2. Construction dust.
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For those who don't understand Kannada: App-based taxi services (uber, ola, rapido, Green SM, Shoffr) may be in for a rough ride.
1. Karnataka minister Byrathi Suresh questions the transport commissioner as to why Ola and Uber don't have physical meters. He adds that local cab drivers have now willingly agreed to have physical meters.
2. The minister then goes on to say that Green SM (Vietnamese electric cab aggregator owned by the Vin Group) must also have meters, with minimum and maximum fares clearly mentioned. He says that if Singapore, Sri Lanka etc can have physical meters, why can't cabs operating in Karnataka follow suit?
3. The assembled cab drivers then press more demands. They want 1. Yellow board driving permits to be given only to those domiciled in Karnataka, with license also granted here. 2. They raise questions about an influx of young drivers from Kerala, and also allege that many of these drivers drive under the influence of drugs such as marijuana.
4. The minister then assures them that every cab plying in Karnataka will have physical meters with clear minimum and maximum fares, and to implement this, he says that he'll have officers stationed at Kempegowda International airport to check for compliance.
5. He also says that the penalty for non compliance will be Rs. 50,000. That's BIG.
So, these measures, if implemented will have major ramifications on the way the cab business, both app and non-app based will be carried out in Karnataka. Obviously, even other southern states may feel the after effects.
I wonder how Uber, Ola, Rapido, Shoffr and now GreenSM will handle this. This could potentially upend the entire business model.
While a minimum base fare is easy to implement, what happens to surge pricing? And will we have a cap on surge pricing? So far, app based agrregators have managed to avoid price capping.
Also, this seems to be taking parochial turn. Will Karnataka do a Maharashtra, and make things difficult for non local cab drivers? I have noticed a big influx in cab drivers (mainly app based) from Kerala, Odisha, West Bengal and sometimes Bihar and UP. If the state govt sides with the locals (like it ideally should), are we going to see protectionist measures?
Larger point: Inequalities between various states of India may be coming home to roost
1. Karnataka minister Byrathi Suresh questions the transport commissioner as to why Ola and Uber don't have physical meters. He adds that local cab drivers have now willingly agreed to have physical meters.
2. The minister then goes on to say that Green SM (Vietnamese electric cab aggregator owned by the Vin Group) must also have meters, with minimum and maximum fares clearly mentioned. He says that if Singapore, Sri Lanka etc can have physical meters, why can't cabs operating in Karnataka follow suit?
3. The assembled cab drivers then press more demands. They want 1. Yellow board driving permits to be given only to those domiciled in Karnataka, with license also granted here. 2. They raise questions about an influx of young drivers from Kerala, and also allege that many of these drivers drive under the influence of drugs such as marijuana.
4. The minister then assures them that every cab plying in Karnataka will have physical meters with clear minimum and maximum fares, and to implement this, he says that he'll have officers stationed at Kempegowda International airport to check for compliance.
5. He also says that the penalty for non compliance will be Rs. 50,000. That's BIG.
So, these measures, if implemented will have major ramifications on the way the cab business, both app and non-app based will be carried out in Karnataka. Obviously, even other southern states may feel the after effects.
I wonder how Uber, Ola, Rapido, Shoffr and now GreenSM will handle this. This could potentially upend the entire business model.
While a minimum base fare is easy to implement, what happens to surge pricing? And will we have a cap on surge pricing? So far, app based agrregators have managed to avoid price capping.
Also, this seems to be taking parochial turn. Will Karnataka do a Maharashtra, and make things difficult for non local cab drivers? I have noticed a big influx in cab drivers (mainly app based) from Kerala, Odisha, West Bengal and sometimes Bihar and UP. If the state govt sides with the locals (like it ideally should), are we going to see protectionist measures?
Larger point: Inequalities between various states of India may be coming home to roost
Vietnamese Vingroup's Green SM gets Karnataka RTO licence; Bengaluru taxi unions protest entry.
The electric taxi operator, offering fares starting at around Rs 8 per km, has secured an aggregator licence valid until September 2031.
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This is getting more ridiculous by the day.
Even a 6 year-old, well maintained car with a valid PUC cannot be driven on Noida roads now.
But crackers? No ban!
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Even a 6 year-old, well maintained car with a valid PUC cannot be driven on Noida roads now.
But crackers? No ban!
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Hahahaha. And these guys are going to beat Toyota it seems.
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Since the Indian govt is now sending bots to post the same comment a minute apart, it makes me quite suspicious about E30.
Why are they doing all this? Strange.
Why are they doing all this? Strange.
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Here we go again.
Just last week, the petroleum minister had said that there's no plan to increase ethanol blending.
Now, we have another union minister saying that there are discussions about higher ethanol blending upto 30 %.
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Just last week, the petroleum minister had said that there's no plan to increase ethanol blending.
Now, we have another union minister saying that there are discussions about higher ethanol blending upto 30 %.
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All those waiting for the Volkswagen Virtus Facelift can mark their calendars.
The Virtus Facelift will launch on 11th of December.
Bookings to open soon!
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The Virtus Facelift will launch on 11th of December.
Bookings to open soon!
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Special exemption for lawyers and court staff but general public has to face all the inconvenience in the world.
What a joke!
Where is the clown who said 6 year-old, well maintained BS4 vehicles can't be allowed into Delhi?
PS: The Supreme Court's Chief Justice said the ban is anyway not working.
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What a joke!
Where is the clown who said 6 year-old, well maintained BS4 vehicles can't be allowed into Delhi?
PS: The Supreme Court's Chief Justice said the ban is anyway not working.
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Govt's oil companies IOC, BPCL and HPCL reject Karnataka Govt's report about 31.2 % ethanol found in E20 petrol.
1. The oil companies have questioned 'testing methodology'.
2. They have also questioned the 'sampling methodology'
What they haven't revealed:
The state govt sent them the same samples first, which the oil companies tested but did NOT reveal ethanol percentage.
This is why the Karnataka Govt sent the samples to independent labs.
Both Shell and Nayara have not disputed the higher ethanol percentage claims.
Make of it what you will!
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1. The oil companies have questioned 'testing methodology'.
2. They have also questioned the 'sampling methodology'
What they haven't revealed:
The state govt sent them the same samples first, which the oil companies tested but did NOT reveal ethanol percentage.
This is why the Karnataka Govt sent the samples to independent labs.
Both Shell and Nayara have not disputed the higher ethanol percentage claims.
Make of it what you will!
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JayPrashanth retweeted
This is exactly what Team Bharat highlighted during its press conference, and the tests conducted by the Karnataka government appear to confirm our concerns.
Blending more than 30% ethanol into petrol while selling it to consumers under the name of E20 is nothing short of cheating.
The Central Government owes consumers an explanation. This is a serious breach of consumer trust, and people deserve transparency and accountability!
:@tehseenp :@Nidhzee :@Shankyram2 :@nachiket1982 :@theracemonkey x.com/OGTeamBharat/s…
Blending more than 30% ethanol into petrol while selling it to consumers under the name of E20 is nothing short of cheating.
The Central Government owes consumers an explanation. This is a serious breach of consumer trust, and people deserve transparency and accountability!
:@tehseenp :@Nidhzee :@Shankyram2 :@nachiket1982 :@theracemonkey x.com/OGTeamBharat/s…
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