Cleaner Diesel Ahead

INDIA WILL NEED A BOUQUET OF TECHNOLOGIES AND FUEL DIVERSITY TO MAKE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE.

- C.V. Raman

India’s automotive industry is the poster boy of ‘Make in India’. But growth has to be balanced with national priorities such as energy security and emission control. So, the country will need a bouquet of technologies and fuel diversity to make growth sustainable.

Diesel, Then And Now

Delhi Gasps, screamed a newspaper headline in November 2015. That year, air quality deteriorated to a level no one had ever seen before. Matters landed in court, similar to what had happened in 1998-99, and diesel fell prey. Actions taken included stopping registration of diesel passenger vehicles above 2,000cc and limiting the life of diesel cars in the National Capital Region to 10 years.