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New Delhi, March 17 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that domestic production of LPG is being increased to ensure cooking gas supply to households during turbulent times amid the West Asia crisis.Responding to a debate on the second batch of supplementary demands for grants...

Amaravati, March 17 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Tuesday that the state currently has a 14,000-ton LPG reserve, enough to meet demand for the next 15 days.During a review of the LPG supply chain at the Real Time Governance System (RTGS) with officials, the CM...

New Delhi, March 17 – US President Donald Trump may have believed that his threats of tariffs would make India back down, but a new paper by an IIM Udaipur professor argues that he got the country badly wrong.The paper, by Professor Kunal Kamal Kumar and published in Third World Quarterly...

Mumbai, March 17 Amid the escalating conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran, Maharashtra Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Chhagan Bhujbal, told the state Assembly on Tuesday that the government has taken a series of measures to ensure a smooth supply of LPG, adding that if the...

New Delhi, March 17 With the war in West Asia disrupting the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to India, experts have suggested a gradual expansion of electric cooking, especially in urban areas, as a key way to limit the country's high reliance on imported cooking gas.An analysis by the...

New Delhi, March 17 India's stainless steel industry has raised concerns over rising global energy costs amid the West Asia crisis, saying the situation is impacting the overall operating expenses of their units.Supplies of critical industrial gases such as propane/LPG and LNG have been...

New Delhi, March 17 The price of silver rose by Rs 2,168 to Rs 2.58 lakh per kilogram in futures trading on Tuesday, ending a four-day decline, driven by renewed demand for safe-haven assets amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the silver for May...

March 17, New Delhi: The second Indian vessel, Nanda Devi, arrived at Vadinar Port on Tuesday, carrying 47,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas.The tanker, which navigated the Strait of Hormuz, reached Indian shores amid growing concerns over a potential shortage of cylinders triggered...

Lucknow, March 16 The Uttar Pradesh government has stepped up enforcement against the black market and illegal sale of LPG cylinders across the state, following directions from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said on Monday.As part of the statewide crackdown, enforcement agencies...

Patna, March 16 The Bihar government on Monday asserted that there is no shortage of LPG, petrol, or diesel in the state, warning of strict action against hoarding and black marketing.The assurance came during a high-level review meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit.According to...

Jammu, March 16 – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to review the stock position of essential commodities and petroleum products in the Union Territory.An official statement said the meeting was convened in view of the upcoming festivals of...

Srinagar, March 16 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday directed officers to ensure there is no "artificial scarcity" or black marketing of essential commodities across the Union territory ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr and Navratri festivals.Abdullah chaired a meeting to review the...

Mumbai, March 16 Basmati rice exports are expected to remain stable despite the West Asia conflict in the current and next financial year, with volume likely to grow by up to 2 per cent from the 6.06 million tonnes (MT) recorded in 2024-25, Crisil Ratings said in a report on Monday.While...

Bengaluru, March 15 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Sunday that he has written to the Centre, urging it to explore alternative measures, including importing LPG from other countries, to address the shortage of cooking gas being reported in parts of the state.Speaking to reporters...

Chennai, March 15 A critical shortage of LPG is pushing micro, small and medium enterprises towards an operational crisis, the Association of Indian Entrepreneurs said, calling for urgent intervention by the central and state governments to prevent job losses in the sector.Association of...

Bengaluru, March 14 – Flipkart announced on Saturday that its sale of milk for Rs 1 had sparked controversy in Karnataka.The Karnataka government has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has also said that it will approach the Competition Commission of India (CCI)...

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India currently has more than adequate fertilizer stocks, particularly in light of the upcoming Kharif season this year. He made this statement during an inter-ministerial media briefing in New Delhi this evening. He noted that...

Jammu, March 14 Union Minister Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of a Rs 600 crore pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the Kathua district on Saturday, in an effort to strengthen India's strategic capabilities in pharmaceutical manufacturing and reduce dependence on imports of...

Hyderabad, March 14 Telangana Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Saturday that the state is receiving 20 per cent of its usual supply of commercial LPG cylinders per day from the Centre, while assuring that there is no shortage of domestic cylinders.After reviewing the LPG...

New Delhi, March 14 The government said on Saturday that there is no shortage of fertilizers in the country in light of the West Asia conflict, asserting that current stocks of urea and other crop nutrients remain "more than adequate".External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said...