- by NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute, Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha, Joseph Teja, Abhishek Saxena, Diewakarr Mittal, Clay Stranger, Dave Mullaney, Pranav Lakhina, Ryan Laemel, Samhita Shiledar

Freight transport is an important pillar of the Indian economy; however, it has various negative consequences such as high logistics costs, rising CO2 emissions, and worsening air quality leading to poor public health. India can address these negative impacts by improving share of rail freight transport, optimising truck use and increase the uptake of zero-emissions vehicles and fuel economy improvement technologies. In this report, NITI Aayog and RMI outline solutions for these opportunities. The solutions can enable the freight transport ecosystem in India to become more cost-effective, optimized, and cleaner.