LPG supply to be cut off if households refuse PNG switch where available: Govt order

The government has mandated that cooking gas LPG supply to households will be discontinued if consumers fail to switch to piped natural gas where such connectivity is available, under a new order aimed at accelerating gas network expansion and reducing reliance on a single fuel. #Energy #Policy

https://www.ptinews.com/story/business/lpg-supply-to-be-cut-off-if-households-refuse-png-switch-where-available-govt-order/3497577

India's Ministry of Petroleum issues a landmark order:

The Natural Gas Pipeline Distribution Order, 2026 gives the Centre power to override local hurdles blocking piped gas rollout across India.

→ Housing societies & RWAs can no longer block pipeline laying
→ Cuts through bureaucratic delays, high fees & approval bottlenecks
→ Triggered by Strait of Hormuz blockage & Gulf LNG facility damage

India is looking to turn the adversity into an opportunity #Energy #Infra

Pakistan has not published credible evidence that TTP attacks within its territory were directed or controlled by the de facto Afghan authorities: UN experts. #IndianSubcontinent

Periodic Labour Force Survey data shows rising financial pressure on households, with the share of young men aged 15-24 who are leaving #education to supplement family incomes rising from 58% in 2017 to 72% in 2023

Read more in today's Times Of India print edition 📰toi.in/epaper

Super Micro Computer in talks with Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka to set up India server plant; exploratory stage as it evaluates ecosystem. Move tied to AI infra surge and its role as key Nvidia partner. #Tech #MakeInIndia

Electric CV #startups raise $530M in 6 months, led by PMI Mobility ($310M) and Euler Motors; funding driven by improving unit economics, policy push (PM E-Drive ₹10,900 cr), and rising #EV CV sales (+54% in 2025) despite low 1.5% market share.

🇮🇳🛤️🇳🇵136-km Raxaul–Kathmandu rail link advances: Final Location Survey and DPR completed, #Railways tells Rajya Sabha; India-funded electrified line now moves to approvals before sanction, aimed at boosting India–Nepal connectivity and trade. #ForeignAffairs

https://t.co/BxNj44YPW3

Japan International Cooperation Agency signs ₹6,100 crore loan for Bengaluru Metro Phase 3; project adds ~44.65 km with 31 elevated stations across ORR & western corridor to ease congestion and cut emissions. #Infra

🚨☢️🇰🇼 Kuwait issued nuclear safety guidance to citizens:

"Seal windows and doors. Do not leave your home."

The war has crossed into territory nobody should be comfortable with. #InternationalNews

🇮🇱⚔️🇮🇷 Iran attacked Hadera Power plant in Israel. 2 Impacts

🇮🇳🤝🇷🇺 India has already bought around 60 Million of Russian #Oil for April delivery, 2x the amount of Russian oil bought in February. #Energy

India has now only 6 days of strategic #oil reserves left.

Currently, ISPRL (Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited) has around 3.372 million tonne of crude stock available which is around 64% of the total storage capacity,” minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Suresh Gopi has said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

While the country’s three underground reserves at Visakhapatnam, Mangaluru and Padur can together hold 5.33 million tonne (MT), which translates to about nine-and-a-half days of crude cover at full capacity, the effective buffer is much lower because inventories are currently around two-thirds

Read the article to understand how CAG flagged negligence in building India's strategic reserves. #Energy

https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/strategic-oil-reserves-for-just-six-days-funds-underspent/4183212/

For those who are confused.

Total stockpile is different from strategic reserves.

India has currently 50 days of total fuel stockpile. This is still lower than govt's own target of 74 days and IEA recommendation of 90 days.

Despite this govt is being दानवीर कर्ण and exporting diesel to hostile neighbours.

#Energy #nationalsecurity

🇮🇱⚔️🇮🇷 Iranian Missile impacts Rotem Industrial Zone, Dimona

🇮🇳🚱🇵🇰 As brutal summers and agricultural season come closer, Pakistan begs India to restore Indus water treaty.

Blood and water will never flow together.

🚢 Strait of Hormuz Vessel Traffic (Daily Transits) as of now:

🟢 Feb 26 → 132 vessels
🟢 Feb 27 → 128 vessels
🟡 Feb 28 → 98 vessels
🟠 Mar 01 → 18 vessels
🟠 Mar 02 → 7 vessels
🔴 Mar 03 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 04 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 05 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 06 → 0 vessels
🔴 Mar 07 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 08 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 09 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 10 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 11 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 12 → 0 vessels
🔴 Mar 13 → 3 vessels
🔴 Mar 14 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 15 → 0 vessels
🔴 Mar 16 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 17 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 18 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 19 → 0 vessels
🔴 Mar 20 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 21 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 22 → 3 vessels
🔴 Mar 23 → 5 vessels
🔴 Mar 24 → 6 vessels

Source: Windward Maritime Intelligence, Lloyd’s List, PIB India, regional briefings.

#energy

Iran has rejected a US proposal and outlined five key conditions for ending what it calls an “imposed war,” according to Iran’s Press TV.

#InternationalNews

EAM S Jaishankar said in all party meeting India Not "Broker Country" Like Pak on US-Iran Mediation talks : Sources to NDTV

#IndianSubcontinent

Gujarat Assembly passes Uniform Civil Code Bill ; becomes third State after Goa & Uttarakhand #Policy