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Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said draft norms on fuel efficiency for heavy vehicles, aimed at reducing carbon emissions and making savings on hydrocarbon consumption, will be released on 1 April. The move to address emissions from freight traffic is part of the country’s climate change strategy.According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, medium and heavy commercial vehicle production grew by 29.9% in FY2016 from a year ago.Launching an awareness creation drive on fuel conservation organized by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), an entity under the oil ministry, and state-owned oil companies in New Delhi, Pradhan said that if the 150 mil......