'We want to increase gas consumption'.

The article reports on the views of East Indian oil and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan on the government's goal of increasing gas production as of July 2016. Pradhan reportedly noted that India is planning to be a natural gas-based economy which can offer more economic, social, and environmental benefits. Also discussed are the government's project of retrofitting mopeds, gas-based strategies to address pollution, and India's energy trade with other countries.