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.
With LPG shortages & memories of Covid lockdown, migrant workers who went home for Holi & Ram Navami are choosing to stay back, leaving mills in Coimbatore & Tiruppur short-staffed.
Switching to LNG alone will not grant India energy security. It must be backed up by increased electrification of cooking, industrial processes, and transportation.
India must ensure that while the world tightens its belt, India’s schools remain open without fear, its factories remain humming, and its informal workers remain employed.
Additional 20% supply to prioritise eateries and small industries, says govt; adds that ‘close to 1.9 lakh consumers have migrated from LPG to PNG so far’.
Operation Epic Fury has disrupted and broken down global supply chains, and the tremors are being felt all over the world due to a systemic breakdown of trade, logistics & input flows.
LPG scarcity, rising costs & disrupted exports push families to chulhas & workers to their home states. Industry insiders say it’s not a full-blown crisis yet, but the impact is widespread.
From Kautilya’s Arthashastra to Mughal policies and British non-intervention, India’s response to supply shocks has long been defined by the role of the state.
India did not choose to move away from Iran for oil; it was forced to. The fact that India managed the costs of this transition efficiently does not convert them into gains.
Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.
CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.
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.
The process of power sector reform, the financial condition of the discoms at the heart of it, started with UDAY. More than ten years later, there should have been more light visible.
The process of power sector reform, the financial condition of the discoms at the heart of it, started with UDAY. More than ten years later, there should have been more light visible.