Despite the advantages of turbocharging in improved engine performance and reduced exhaust emissions, commercial single-cylinder engines used for automotive applications remain naturally aspirated (NA) and are not generally turbocharged. This is due to the shortcomings with the pulsated and intermittent exhaust gas flow into the turbine and the phase lag between the intake and exhaust strokes. In the current study, experimental and numerical investigations are initially carried out to quantify the shortcomings of conventional pulse turbocharging in a single-cylinder diesel engine. Subsequently, two different novel approaches are proposed to charge the single-cylinder engine that includes: 1) employing an exhaust plenum before the conventional turbocharger wherein the plenum volume acts as a reservoir to deliver continuous exhaust gas flow into the turbine, and 2) decoupling the compressor and turbine to connect them separately to the engine crankshaft via belt/gear drive. Here a supercharger/compressor driven by the engine crankshaft delivers the compressed air into the engine, and an impulse turbine separately coupled to the engine delivers power to the crankshaft. Since the power turbine is of impulse type, better energy extraction from the pulsated/intermittent exhaust flow is feasible. Thus, the current work explores different approaches to address the shortcomings of conventional pulse turbocharging to suggest a practically viable approach for turbocharging single-cylinder diesel engines. In this seminar, I will discuss the methodology followed and the benefits obtained with the proposed novel approaches for turbocharging single-cylinder diesel engines.