Editing Transport in India (section)

== Modernisation ==

In 1998, the [[Supreme Court of India]] published a directive that specified the date of April 2001 as deadline to replace or convert all buses, three-wheelers and taxis in Delhi to [[compressed natural gas]].<ref name="cng-delhi">{{Cite web |url=http://www.product-life.org/en/archive/cng-delhi |title=CNG Delhi– the world's cleanest public bus system running on CNG |first=Anumita |last=Roychaudhary |year=1998 |publisher=Product-Life Institute |location=Geneva |access-date=23 November 2009 |archive-date=13 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213063235/http://www.product-life.org/en/archive/cng-delhi |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation was the first state transport undertaking in India to utilise bio-fuels and ethanol-blended fuels.<ref name="ksrtcbprac">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ksrtc.in/BestPractices.html |title=KSRTC: Best Practices |publisher=[[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation]] |location=Karnataka, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20091117194311/http://ksrtc.in/BestPractices.html |archive-date=17 November 2009 |access-date=23 November 2009 |df=dmy}}</ref> KSRTC took an initiative to do research in alternative fuel forms by experimenting with various alternatives — blending diesel with biofuels such as honge, palm, sunflower, groundnut, coconut and sesame.<ref name="ksrtcextramile">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/31/stories/2007013117930300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110024824/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/31/stories/2007013117930300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2012 |title=KSRTC going that extra mile to conserve fuel |first=Anil Kumar |last=Sastry |date=31 January 2007 |access-date=23 November 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Karnataka India}}</ref> In 2009, the corporation decided to promote the use of biofuel buses.<ref name="ksrtcbiofuel">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/06/stories/2009060661240400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110024844/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/06/stories/2009060661240400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2012 |title=State to promote biofuel buses |date=6 June 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 November 2009 |location=KAR, IND}}</ref>

In 2017, the government announced that by 2030, only electric vehicles would be sold in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://qz.com/1001518/indias-electric-vehicle-revolution-will-begin-with-auto-rickshaws-running-on-swappable-batteries/ |title=India's electric vehicle revolution will begin with auto-rickshaws running on swappable batteries |last=Ghoshal |first=Devjyot |website=qz.com |access-date=13 June 2017 |archive-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610035135/https://qz.com/1001518/indias-electric-vehicle-revolution-will-begin-with-auto-rickshaws-running-on-swappable-batteries/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It also announced that by 2022 all trains would be [[Electric locomotive|electric]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/0pohrH57gXWqdyJ1vdzmsL/Suresh-Prabhu-unveils-10year-energy-plan-for-Railways-to-sa.html |title=Prabhu unveils 10-year energy plan for Railways to save Rs 41,000 crore |last=Sood |first=Jyotika |date=18 January 2017 |website=livemint.com |access-date=13 June 2017 |archive-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603235625/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/0pohrH57gXWqdyJ1vdzmsL/Suresh-Prabhu-unveils-10year-energy-plan-for-Railways-to-sa.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2020, the [[Government of India]] temporarily suspended all passenger rail, metro and bus services due to [[COVID-19]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-impact-centre-suspends-train-metro-bus-services-till-31-march-11584875782117.html|title=Centre orders restrictions on public transport till 31 March|last1=Prasad|first1=Shreya Nandi|first2=Gireesh|last2=Chandra|date=2020-03-22|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26|archive-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326201018/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-impact-centre-suspends-train-metro-bus-services-till-31-march-11584875782117.html|url-status=live}}</ref>