fuel shortages

Washington, April 9 – A global oil shock linked to the Middle East conflict is set to hit growth and fuel inflation across energy-importing economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on Thursday.In her opening speech ahead of the IMF's Annual...

Antananarivo, April 8 – The Malagasy government has declared a state of energy emergency across the entire territory for a period of 15 days to address a major energy supply crisis currently affecting the country.According to a presidential communique, this situation is primarily due to the...

April 7, New Delhi – The United Nations has warned that severe fuel shortages, exacerbated by US restrictions on oil imports since early 2026, are deepening a humanitarian crisis in Cuba.Speaking at a United Nations press briefing via video call, the UN Resident Coordinator in Cuba, Francisco...

Tehran, April 4 – Iran has authorized the passage of ships carrying essential and humanitarian goods through the Strait of Hormuz to its ports, the country's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.The report cited a letter, dated March 1, sent to Iran's Ports and Maritime...

Bangalore, March 30 – D.K. Suresh, a former Congress MP and brother of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, stated on Monday that the decision to adopt a two-language policy is a positive one.He also cautioned about a potential shortage of petroleum products and fertilizers in the...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 28 Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi said on Saturday that the country's fuel supply chains are "robust and operational" despite the situation in West Asia.Gopi, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism, said in a Facebook post that the recent...

Mumbai, March 28 Addressing growing public concern amid the Iran–Israel conflict, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday issued a stern warning against those spreading misinformation about fuel shortages or a potential lockdown, asserting that no such plan exists."There is...

Jaipur, March 27 – Protesting the reported hardships faced by ordinary people due to a widespread shortage of LPG across the country, allegedly a result of flawed policies of the Central government, the Congress organized a massive protest (sit-in demonstration) and demonstration at Shaheed...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that amid global fuel shortages triggered by the West Asia crisis, which have pushed prices higher worldwide, the Modi government’s decision to cut excise duty on fuel offers much-needed relief to citizens.Speaking on the social...

Jammu, March 26 Ahead of the resumption of the second leg of the Budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday, the J-K Congress said on Thursday that the House should be used to address urgent public issues, rather than “playing to the gallery for cheap publicity”.“The House...

New Delhi, March 25 AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the government has been "caught off guard" in handling the "energy crisis" amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, as it failed to build adequate strategic petroleum reserves.The Hyderabad MP said that India is facing...

March 25, New Delhi - In Bangladesh, all educational institutions have switched to online learning to reduce the strain on the national power grid.Furthermore, Dhaka has introduced a five-hour rotating power outage schedule for domestic consumers in order to prioritize electricity supply to...

New Delhi, March 17 – Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday, where he accused the Congress and the Shiv Sena-UBT of creating panic by spreading rumors about fuel and gas shortages.He warned that such...

Mumbai, March 16 – Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshvardhan Sapkal said on Monday that the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran is having repercussions across the globe, and as a result, shortages of gas and fuel are beginning to be felt in India as...

Colombo, March 16 Sri Lanka announced a four-day work week, with Wednesday designated as a public holiday, as a precautionary measure in response to potential fuel shortages due to the conflict in the Middle East.Currently, the island nation operates on a five-day work week."It was decided...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 Allegations of a shortage of LPG cylinders triggered protests and road blockades in several parts of Odisha on Friday, with consumers complaining about delays in receiving refilled cooking gas cylinders.Long queues were seen outside LPG distribution centers across the...

Ajmer, March 12 Disruptions in the supply of commercial LPG cylinders due to the conflict in the Middle East are forcing hotels and restaurants in Ajmer to revert to traditional fuels.Several small and large eateries across the city have started using these alternatives for cooking, leading to...

Guwahati, March 12 The Assam Police said on Thursday that strict action will be taken against all those spreading rumors about shortages of LPG and other fuels, a day after the chief secretary stated that local refineries can only meet about 30 per cent of the state's demand for the cooking...

Chennai, March 12 – A growing shortage of cooking gas cylinders is beginning to disrupt daily life in Chennai, forcing several restaurants, bakeries, and tea shops to scale down operations or switch to alternative cooking methods such as firewood and electric stoves.The crisis is not limited...

Chennai, March 11 – A severe shortage of commercial LPG cylinders across Tamil Nadu could force nearly one lakh restaurants to shut down within the next two days, the Tamil Nadu Hotel Owners Association has warned, and urged the Centre to take urgent measures to ensure uninterrupted supply of...