Amid oil & gas crisis, PM Modi urges work from home, fuel saving, pause on gold purchase

The global oil crisis triggered by the Middle East conflict has pushed the Indian government to step up calls for fuel conservation and lower imports. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to citizens to revive work-from-home practices, reduce petrol and diesel use, consume less edible oil and even avoid buying gold for weddings for one year.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to citizens to conserve fuel and reduce unnecessary imports as the global oil crisis deepened due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Addressing concerns over rising crude oil prices, PM Modi urged people to once again adopt work-from-home practices that became common during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“During the Corona period, we adopted work from home, online meetings, video conferences and developed many such systems. We had also become accustomed to them,” he........

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