Leaders of All India Trinamool Congress staged protests against the recent hike in domestic LPG prices as the cost of cooking gas cylinders increased by Rs 60 amid global energy disruptions linked to the Iran-United States tensions. (Pics/PTI and File pic)
Updated On: 2026-03-10 02:55 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
Every year, the Trinamool Congress holds various programmes on International Women's Day. This time, the increase in LPG cylinder prices in the fallout of the conflict in the Middle East has been the issue of their programme (Pic/PTI)
The price of cooking gas cylinders in India has increased in the midst of the US-Iran conflict in the Middle East. The price of cooking gas cylinders for households has been increased by Rs 60 from Friday midnight (Pic/PTI)
The government has directed Indian refiners to maximise their output of LPG, asking public sector oil marketing companies to ensure that LPG so procured is marketed solely to consumers of domestic LPG (Pic/PTI)
While the situation looks concerning, Union Government on Tuesday invoked the Essential Commodities Act (EC Act) to ensure an uninterrupted supply of domestic cooking gas (Pic/PTI)
Center has further directed the refineries and petrochemical units to maximise production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and divert key hydrocarbon streams to the LPG pool (Pic/PTI)
Also, the oil refining companies have been ordered to absorb the impact of LNG supply disruption to the extent feasible by reducing gas allocation to refineries to approximately sixty-five per cent. of the past six-month gas consumption, subject to operational feasibility (File pic)
