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Policy ka bada approval!
Chalo, ek ekdum fresh policy update suno! Government ne ab Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) mein ethanol aur synthetic hydrocarbons ko blend karne ki permission de di hai. Ye basically Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Order, 2001 mein changes karke kiya gaya hai. Ab ATF ki definition extend ho gayi hai, toh naye tarah ke fuels ko use kar sakte hain jo IS 17081 standards follow karte hain. Iska main goal hai pollution kam karna aur desh ka oil import bill ghatana. Isse aviation sector mein sustainable fuels ka use dhire dhire badhega.
Global race mein India ka pace?
Dekho, fuel blending toh approve ho gaya hai, par domestic flights ke liye SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) ke mandatory targets abhi delay ho gaye hain. Jabki, Europe Union (EU) ne 6% SAF blend ka target 2030 tak rakha hai, UK 9.5% aur Japan 10% ka target follow kar raha hai. Kuch countries ne toh pehle hi significant blending rules laagu kar diye hain. India ne sirf international flights ke liye SAF targets set kiye hain, jisme 2027 tak 1%, 2028 tak 2% aur 2030 tak 5% SAF ka goal hai, jo ICAO ke CORSIA standards ke hisaab se hai. Par, India ki apni domestic flights ke liye koi specific target nahi diya gaya hai. Ye ek bifurcated strategy lag rahi hai.
Domestic sector pe risk?
Domestic flights ke liye immediate mandatory blending targets na hone se ek risk hai. Is wajah se India ka domestic aviation sector, global peers ke comparison mein, green hone mein thoda peeche reh sakta hai. India mein biomass resources toh bahut hain, lagbhag 230 million tonnes se zyada khet ka kachra mil sakta hai, jo SAF banane mein kaam aa sakta hai. Par, agar domestic mandates nahi honge toh bade scale par investment aana mushkil hai. Is gap se domestic aur international flights ke operating standards mein bhi farak aa sakta hai. ATF prices waise bhi volatile hain; April 2026 mein toh prices double ho gaye the. Agar future mein mandate bina taiyari ke aaya toh airlines aur passengers dono ke liye costly ho sakta hai.
India ka overall sustainability push
Waise, domestic targets abhi na hone ke bawajood, India apni overall sustainability goals par kaam kar raha hai. Airports ko 2050 tak net-zero emissions par lana hai, aur 93 airports already 100% green energy par chal rahe hain. India ne US aur Brazil ke saath milkar Global Biofuel Alliance bhi join kiya hai, jo sustainable biofuels ko promote karta hai. India ke paas SAF banane aur export karne ka bahut bada potential hai apne resources ke karan. Government ka focus abhi international targets ko pura karne aur sustainable aviation sector banane par hai, toh ho sakta hai ki future mein domestic mandates bhi aa jayein jab global standards develop ho jayenge aur domestic production badhega.