Indigenous bio-jet fuel made by Dehradun-based CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum Dehradun (IIP) has received formal approval for use in Air Force aircraft. Earlier, the Air Force has done its trial. Now Air Force aircraft will be able to fly on Biojet fuel. R Kamalakannan, Group Director, Army Airworthiness and Certification Center (CEMILAC), handed over the interim certificate to Salim Akhtar Farooqui, Principal Scientist, CSIR-IIP. Group Captain Ashish Srivastava of the Indian Air Force and Wing Commander A Sachan, R Shanmuguel of CEMILAC were also present. This certification is a significant step towards India’s growing confidence in the aviation biofuel sector