India plans to have a third of its heavy duty long-haul trucking fleet fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of diesel in five to seven years to cut pollution, according to a draft policy from the federal oil ministry.

India is looking to liquefied natural gas to reduce pollution from its trucking industry. The Oil Ministry plans to encourage the conversion of a third of existing long-haul trucks to the super-chilled gas from diesel,

By bno - Mumbai Office India, home to some of the most polluted cities globally, is taking significant steps to reduce air pollution, one of which involves increasing the share of natural gas in its energy mix.