India will switch to world's cleanest petrol, diesel from 1 April 2020

India will switch to world’s cleanest petrol, diesel from 1 April 2020

India will switch to world’s cleanest petrol, diesel from 1 April 2020

  • India is all set to switch to the world’s cleanest petrol and diesel from 1st April 2020, as it will move to Bharat Stage VI-compliant fuel from the current BS-IV grades.
  • This will make India join the select league of nations using petrol and diesel containing just 10 parts per million (ppm) of sulphur, whose emission standards are as good as CNG.
  • Also, India will be the first nation to achieve this feat in just three years which neither of any other large economies around the globe have done in such short time.
  • India adopted the BS-IV equivalent fuel in 2017, that had a sulphur content of 50 ppm. Shifting from BS-IV to BS-VI, it took just three years.

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