Petroleum products: Rampant misuse reported – 15 Nov 2021

The ingenuity of the Indian jugaad system has led to the mushrooming of sale of various solvents, base oils, lubricating oils, and other petroleum products by unscrupulous elements in the name of biodiesel.

Moreover, the current imperfections in the market has led to various petroleum products sold under the guise of Industrial oil are finding their way into automobile use as a fuel

So much so that state governments are getting alerted and they have begun the process of cracking down on such activities