Cylinder demand had gone up to 89 lakh due to panic ordering by consumers and has now come down to 50 lakh again, according to the petroleum ministry's statement.
Police across states have cracked down on black marketing of LPG cylinders through hoarding, confusion over OTPs, and middlemen operating ‘rackets’ for illegal supplies.
Of 22 Indian-flagged vessels still on the western side of Strait of Hormuz, six are carrying LPG, said an official at the inter-ministerial press briefing.
NYT & BBC report on rumours of shortage of cooking gas while FT looks at India’s lowering of barriers to Chinese investment and the ‘wariness’ behind it.
The ongoing tensions in West Asia have triggered fears of an LPG supply disruption in India. Even before any visible shortage has appeared, behaviour on the ground has already begun to change.
First change restaurant owners have planned, if things don’t calm down, is to slash some of the crowd favourites from the menu. Gravy-based dishes will leave the restaurant menu.
While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.
Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
The biggest problem in this country has always been hoarding during crisis. This is why when you have idiots like the MAHArishi Rahul gandhi creating panic, people should hold him responsible.
The biggest problem in this country has always been hoarding during crisis. This is why when you have idiots like the MAHArishi Rahul gandhi creating panic, people should hold him responsible.