In March 2026, geopolitical tensions in West Asia have disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for nearly 90% of India’s LPG imports. As the world’s second-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), India relies on imports for about 60% of its total consumption, with the rest met throughdomestic refining. Amid these.
New Delhi: Delhi Food Supplies Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Sunday reassured citizens over cooking gas availability, announcing that the government has mobilised 70 teams to check stocks and deter black marketeers. Sending a clear message to hoarders to desist from illegal activities, Sirsa said the 70 teams include officials from the police, Weights and.
New Delhi: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MP IS Inbadurai on Tuesday wrote to Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri seeking urgent intervention to ensure the uninterrupted supply of both commercial and domestic LPG cylinders. In his letter, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP highlighted concerns raised by associations representing the.
Guna: A truck collided with an LPG tanker in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh, resulting in a gas leak from the tanker, officials said here on Tuesday. According to police, the leakage occurred after the collision between the truck and the LPG tanker. As a precautionary measure, police personnel sprayed water on the tanker to.
New Delhi: The price of domestic LPG cylinders has been increased with effect from Saturday, March 7, with the cost of a 14.2-kg household cooking gas cylinder rising by Rs 60 across the country, according to sources. Similarly, the price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder has also been increased by Rs 115 from.
New Delhi: The number of beneficiaries under the government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, aimed to ensure universal access to clean cooking fuel, touched 10.35 crore as on December 1, 2025, according to Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Friday. Affordability of LPG was supported through a targeted subsidy of Rs 300 per 14.2.
