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Topic: LPG cylinders

India is decades behind China in coal gasification. New Odisha plant will take two more years

The land-leasing agreement was signed between Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) to build a coal to Ammonium Nitrate project plant in Odisha.

How LPG & LNG crunch exposes India’s import dependency & why it could get worse if war drags on | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of 'Cut The Clutter' Episode 1819 that explains the strain the Iran war could place on LPG supplies, pump prices and household energy bills.

Modi govt on LPG: No supply crunch, domestic production up & 10 days’ worth of daily demand en route

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.

12,000 raids, 15,000 cylinders seized: Police crack down on illegal supply of LPG, ‘ghost deliveries’

Police across states have cracked down on black marketing of LPG cylinders through hoarding, confusion over OTPs, and middlemen operating ‘rackets’ for illegal supplies.

Govt bars PNG users from refilling LPG cylinders, says 2 India-flagged LPG ships have left Hormuz

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.

Centre admits LPG supply ‘issue of concern’, urges nearly 60 lakh households to shift to piped gas

Panic LPG bookings surge as Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts key import route, government urges distributors to avoid hoarding and black marketing.

Blue flame of Indian gas stoves ‘flickering’—global media spotlights ‘anxiety’ over LPG

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.

Delhi scrambles to stock up LPG cylinders. Long queues, induction cooktops sold out

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.

Restaurant owners in fix over LPG cylinder shortage due to Iran war—‘no more butter chicken’

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.

A tariff for a tariff wipes the stock markets out & revisionists of the world, unite

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

India’s close encounters with Pakistan on Siachen

Pakistan's SSG team was not adequately provisioned for the inclement weather. If it managed to consolidate its position, the story of Siachen would have been different. 

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.