supply chain issues

Mumbai, April 7 Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson told staff on Tuesday that it was the right time to hand over the reins for the airline's next phase of growth.Wilson, who has decided to resign, has been at the helm for four years since mid-2022 and will remain with the...

New Delhi, April 6 The government on Monday extended the deadline for implementing strict energy efficiency standards, or the star labelling program, for countertop induction hobs to January 1, 2027, by six months, to promote electric cooking in the country.This is particularly significant in...

Mumbai, April 2 Following the recent increase in commercial LPG cylinder prices, the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) said on Thursday that hospitality establishments, already facing difficulties due to the conflict in West Asia, are considering raising menu prices to...

Amethi (UP), March 27 Uttar Pradesh Police have booked 30 individuals and arrested four people following a violent dispute over fuel distribution at a petrol pump in the Mohanganj area here, officials said on Friday.The incident occurred on Wednesday at the Sundari petrol pump, they said...

Washington, March 27 – Two US senators have introduced a bipartisan bill to examine delays in arms deliveries to key Indo-Pacific partners.The legislation, called the First Island Chain Deterrence Act, seeks a detailed review of how such delays affect US military readiness in the region...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the formation of seven empowered groups to address the potential long-term impacts of the West Asia conflict and urged states to work with the Centre in a "Team India" approach to mitigate the crisis. Highlighting the "serious consequences of the war,"...

New Delhi, March 19 – India stated on Thursday that it continues to assist Bangladesh and other neighboring countries in meeting their energy supply needs, while also balancing domestic requirements, refining capacity, and diesel availability.Speaking at the weekly media briefing, MEA...

Bengaluru, March 19 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has appealed to the Centre to intervene immediately to address a severe shortage of commercial LPG in Bengaluru, saying the crisis is forcing restaurants and related establishments to close down and impacting a wide cross-section of the...

Colombo, March 17 Sri Lanka currently has sufficient fuel reserves to last until mid-May, according to the island nation's Energy Minister, Kumara Jayakodi, who made the statement to parliament on Tuesday.The minister's statement comes in the context of the ongoing conflict between Iran and...

Chandigarh, March 17 LPG distributors based in Punjab said on Tuesday that there was an "inadequate" supply of LPG, despite the Union government and oil marketing companies claiming adequate availability, and demanded an increase in cooking gas supplies to clear the backlog.Addressing the...

Varanasi (UP), March 15 A day after the distribution of prasad at the Annapurna temple in Varanasi was disrupted due to a shortage of LPG cylinders, the district administration surveyed the premises for piped natural gas (PNG) connectivity and offered a gas connection, said the temple's head...

Bhopal, March 14 The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Saturday urged the Madhya Pradesh administration to immediately restore a limited supply of commercial LPG cylinders to prevent the "complete shutdown" of the hospitality and food service sector in Bhopal.The traders' body...

Imphal, March 14 The Manipur government has stated that there is no shortage of LPG and petroleum products in the wake of the West Asia crisis, asserting that claims of a shortage of cooking gas in the state are misleading.The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Imphal, has confirmed that there is...

Bengaluru, March 13 Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister K H Muniyappa told the Legislative Council on Friday that supplying commercial cylinders to hotels or restaurants will be difficult for about a week or ten days because there is no stock.Amid supply constraints caused by the West...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – Even as the Centre has repeatedly asserted that there is no shortage of LPG in India amidst the worsening West Asia crisis, given that the nation has adequate reserves of the cooking fuel, people across Kerala continue to panic over the issue.People are not...

New Delhi, March 13 – On Friday, BJP MPs and their allies dismissed claims of a shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country, accusing the opposition of spreading panic. Rival parties, however, alleged that the government was ignoring the hardships faced by the people.BJP MP Manoj...

Kolkata, March 13 Long queues were seen outside LPG distribution centers across West Bengal on Friday, amid concerns about a shortage of cooking gas cylinders due to the crisis in the Middle East.People were standing with empty LPG cylinders outside such centers in various parts of the state –...

Panaji, March 12 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday that there is no shortage of LPG for domestic use, even as long queues were witnessed outside cooking gas cylinder distributors across the coastal state.The supply of LPG for commercial establishments has been affected amid the...

Jaipur, March 11 – The disruption in the supply of commercial LPG cylinders due to the West Asia crisis is beginning to affect businesses across Rajasthan. Hotels, restaurants, factories, wedding caterers, and tourism establishments are facing difficulties in their daily operations.While...

Hyderabad, March 11 The shortage of commercial LPG cylinders has severely impacted hotels in the city, with about 30 per cent of establishments likely to shut down in a day and about 75 per cent in two days if the situation continues, industry representatives said on Wednesday.The Telangana IT...