INDIGENOUS BIO-JET FUEL:

                 INDIGENOUS BIO-JET FUEL                

CONTEXT:-

Indian Air force's (IAF's) AN-32  Aircraft was formally fleet certified to fly on blended aviation fuel containing up to 10% of indigenous Bio-Jet fuel.

DETAILS:-

# The indigenous Bio-Jet fuel was first produced by the CSIR-IIP Lab at Dehradun in 2013 , but could not be tested or certified for commercial use on Aircraft due to lack of test facilities in the civil aviation sector.

# In July, 2018 chief of Air staff Air formally announced IAF's intention to permit the use of all it's resources for testing and certifying the indigenous Fuel.

# Sence then, the IAF has undertaken a serious of test for evaluating the performance of this fuel against international standards.

SIGNIFICANCE:-

# This fuel is made from JOTROPH OIL  sourced from chattishger Biodiesel development Authority ( CBDA) and then processed at CSIR-IIP, Dehradun.

# The recent certification is a huge step in promoting the 'make in India' mission as the Bio-fuel would be produced from tree borne Oil (TBOs) sourced from tribal areas and farmers, augmenting the income substantially.