India has entered yet another era of instant gratification. One could already summon groceries, medicines, ice cream and midnight desserts to one’s doorstep with a tap on one’s phone. Now, thanks to Swiggy Instamart’s partnership with HPCL, even an LPG cylinder can arrive within minutes.

The pilot project in Bengaluru offers compact 5 kg and lightweight 10 kg cylinders, and the customer does not even need a conventional gas connection to place the first order. Identity verification is enough.

The next refill is as simple as handing over the empty cylinder to the delivery partner. It is difficult to explain this revolution to a generation that has never known the agony of waiting for a gas........

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