India is rapidly scaling ethanol, a sugar-based fuel, to reduce dependence on imported crude and raise incomes for farmers. Policy shifts are enabling higher ethanol blends for vehicles and even aviation, with plans moving toward E20 and exploring E100. The effort brings agriculture, energy, and transport sectors together for a coordinated energy transition.
India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has issued the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Amendment Order, 2026. The update broadens the fuel definition to cover synthetic hydrocarbon blends, drops outdated references, and realigns search and seizure authority with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The move is set to strengthen compliance and enforcement across aviation fuel marketing.
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