Government's Bluff on Jet Fuel Safety Backfires The Indian government's swift dismissal of claims that it plans to blend ethanol with jet fuel has sparked more questions than answers about the Centre's aviation safety priorities.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu's assertion that there is "no such proposal" under consideration by the government comes across as an overly hasty attempt to quash the rumors.
The controversy began when reports surfaced of the government mulling over the idea of mixing ethanol with aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to reduce India's dependence on imported jet fuel.