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

India will join the select league of nations using petrol and diesel containing just 10 parts per million of sulphur

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From storage depots, fuel has started travelling to petrol pumps and in the next few weeks all of them will only have BS-VI grade petrol, diesel

Press Trust of India New Delhi
India will switch to the world's cleanest petrol and diesel from April 1 as it leapfrogs straight to Euro-VI emission compliant fuels from Euro-IV grades now - a feat achieved in just three years and not seen in any of the large economies around the globe.

India will join the select league of nations using petrol and diesel containing just 10 parts per million of sulphur as it looks to cut vehicular emissions that are said to be one of the reasons for the choking pollution in major cities.

Sanjiv Singh, Chairman of Indian Oil Corp (IOC) - the firm