New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday announced that Indian Oil's Panipat Refinery has been certified as the country's first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) producer.

Taking to X, he wrote that the production is set to "begin soon as per ICAO's CORSIA standards with an annual capacity of 3 crore litres."

"With more such facilities coming up in the country, we are well on the path to meet the target of 1 per cent SAF blending in all international flights by 2027 and cut our aviation carbon footprint," he said in the X post.

He praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this "milestone".

"I believe it is a milestone under the leadership of PM Shri @narendramodi ji towards India's commitment to ...