Government Brings SAF-Blended Aviation Fuel Under ATF Control Order

• Administrative amendment to the ATF (Regulation of Marketing) Order, 2001 notified by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) on 17 April 2026, formally placing SAF-blended ATF within the regulatory ambit of the ATF Control Order.
• Operationalises India's roadmap of 1% SAF blending by 2027, 2% by 2028, 5% by 2030 (initially for international flights), aligned with ICAO's CORSIA mandatory phase.
• UPSC relevance: intersects GS-III (Energy, Environment, S&T) and GS-II (international institutions — ICAO); a textbook "policy + climate + tech" topic.