India says its clean cooking gas scheme could be adopted by Global South

Plan to extend model abroad to be discussed within a year

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A man carries an LPG cylinder on his shoulder at a wholesale market in the old quarters of Delhi. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA and SATOSHI IWAKI

NEW DELHI -- India's scheme to replace traditional cooking fuels such as coal, wood and animal dung with an affordable gas alternative that is considered far more healthy for users could blaze a trail for nations in the Global South, according to its petroleum and natural gas minister.

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