Clean cooking began as a public health priority, but it has increasingly become a question of fiscal resilience and energy security. LPG has delivered substantial welfare gains, yet it carries significant recurring costs
With auto LPG hitting Rs 90 per litre and supplies vanishing, almost 60 per cent of Bengaluru's auto drivers are now planning potential strikes and protests.
Urban households can book a refill after 25 days, while rural households can do so after 45 days. There is little justification for this discriminatory rationing
The government has repeatedly claimed that despite the shortage of LPG due to the war in the Middle East, those who book online are getting their cylinders after a few days.
The BMC has circulated the notice among assistant commissioners of all wards alongside the deputy chief engineer (roads) of eastern suburbs, western suburbs and island city.
While a senior official in the Food and Civil Supplies Department claimed there was “adequate supply”, LPG bookings have surged across Madhya Pradesh, leading to delays. Amchakala, at the end of a fragile last-mile supply chain, simply waits longer.
A cook who struggles for a cylinder even as the fuel is abundant at the homes she works in; a village whose women have gone back to cooking on firewood; an Eid that went without celebrations – the LPG crisis has hit the most vulnerable.
Staking out two Mumbai railway stations for five days, The Indian Express spoke to 130 migrant workers boarding outstation trains for home and found what the city streets do not show — nearly half of them said they were leaving because they could not find a gas cylinder.
Nepal, Feb 24 (ANI): Madeshis in Nepal's Terai region are unable to procure cooking gas even when India's supply side resumed after prolonged agitation by the ethnic minority community which lasted for nearly six months. Although several trucks loaded with LPG (Liquefied Petroleum gas) cylinders entered through Birjung border, Madeshis claim that they do not get cooking gas for consumption. The uneven distribution of cooking gas has made life difficult for the Madeshis. The supply system was badly hit due to border blockade by the Madeshis in southern Terai region, resulting in a shortage of essential commodities, including petrol and cooking gas. The Madeshis have demanded that the Nepal government must prioritize the availability of cooking gas for them at the earliest.
11 months after bilateral ties took a hit, India and Azerbaijan officials meet in Baku
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Indian and Azerbaijani officials met in Baku to mend strained relations following India's military strikes on Pakistan. Discussions covered trade, technology, tourism, and fighting cross-border terrorism. The Indian ambassador facilitated the engagement and future consultations will be held in New Delhi. The conflict led to a boycott campaign, causing a significant decline in Indian tourists.
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