The Hindu reports: Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) assured that there is no fuel supply issue and said the government has ramped up LPG production from 35,000-36,000 tonnes/day to 54,000 tonnes amid the West Asia conflict. PM repeats call for saving fuel, cutting gold buy; bats for work from homeSpeaking at the CII Annual Business Summit, Mr. Puri said there is no LPG supply issue, and the country has 69 days of crude oil, LNG stock and 45 days of LPG stock."LPG production has been ramped up from 35,000-36,000 tonnes/day to 54,000 tonnes amid West Asia conflict," he said.
The West Asia cauldron of conflict and its falloutThe Oil Minister said PM Narendra Modi's austerity appeal should be taken as a wake up call and urged to start thinking of "measures" to lessen fiscal strain from West Asia conflict.Also Read | West Asia conflict poses challenges to Indian economy via number of channels: RBI’s Malhotra in MPC minutes "PM Narendra Modi's austerity appeal is a wake up call to start thinking of measures to lessen fiscal strain from West Asia conflict," Mr. Puri said at the summit.Mr.
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