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#13474318

20 Mar 2026

An elderly woman cooks rice on a newly built clay wood-fired stove in her house veranda while checking news updates on her phone about the possibility of obtaining an LPG connection in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 20, 2026. The resurgence of wood-fired stoves is being used by households and businesses as a response to the severe LPG shortage currently affecting India. The LPG supply squeeze has been ongoing for three weeks, with India importing 65% of the fuel, mostly from the Middle East. Shortages since the outbreak of war have led to increased prices, long queues, and theft.

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#13474319

20 Mar 2026

An elderly woman cooks rice on a newly built clay wood-fired stove in her house veranda while checking news updates on her phone about the possibility of obtaining an LPG connection in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 20, 2026. The resurgence of wood-fired stoves is being used by households and businesses as a response to the severe LPG shortage currently affecting India. The LPG supply squeeze has been ongoing for three weeks, with India importing 65% of the fuel, mostly from the Middle East. Shortages since the outbreak of war have led to increased prices, long queues, and theft.

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#13474321

20 Mar 2026

An elderly woman cooks rice on a newly built clay wood-fired stove in her house veranda while checking news updates on her phone about the possibility of obtaining an LPG connection in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 20, 2026. The resurgence of wood-fired stoves is being used by households and businesses as a response to the severe LPG shortage currently affecting India. The LPG supply squeeze has been ongoing for three weeks, with India importing 65% of the fuel, mostly from the Middle East. Shortages since the outbreak of war have led to increased prices, long queues, and theft.

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20 Mar 2026

An elderly woman cooks rice on a newly built clay wood-fired stove in her house veranda while checking news updates on her phone about the possibility of obtaining an LPG connection in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 20, 2026. The resurgence of wood-fired stoves is being used by households and businesses as a response to the severe LPG shortage currently affecting India. The LPG supply squeeze has been ongoing for three weeks, with India importing 65% of the fuel, mostly from the Middle East. Shortages since the outbreak of war have led to increased prices, long queues, and theft.

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#13474325

20 Mar 2026

An elderly woman cooks rice on a newly built clay wood-fired stove in her house veranda while checking news updates on her phone about the possibility of obtaining an LPG connection in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 20, 2026. The resurgence of wood-fired stoves is being used by households and businesses as a response to the severe LPG shortage currently affecting India. The LPG supply squeeze has been ongoing for three weeks, with India importing 65% of the fuel, mostly from the Middle East. Shortages since the outbreak of war have led to increased prices, long queues, and theft.

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#13474327

20 Mar 2026

An elderly woman cooks rice on a newly built clay wood-fired stove in her house veranda while checking news updates on her phone about the possibility of obtaining an LPG connection in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 20, 2026. The resurgence of wood-fired stoves is being used by households and businesses as a response to the severe LPG shortage currently affecting India. The LPG supply squeeze has been ongoing for three weeks, with India importing 65% of the fuel, mostly from the Middle East. Shortages since the outbreak of war have led to increased prices, long queues, and theft.

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20 Mar 2026

An elderly woman cooks rice on a newly built clay wood-fired stove in her house veranda while checking news updates on her phone about the possibility of obtaining an LPG connection in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 20, 2026. The resurgence of wood-fired stoves is being used by households and businesses as a response to the severe LPG shortage currently affecting India. The LPG supply squeeze has been ongoing for three weeks, with India importing 65% of the fuel, mostly from the Middle East. Shortages since the outbreak of war have led to increased prices, long queues, and theft.

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#13444417

14 Mar 2026

A man carries an empty LPG cylinder for refilling at a gas agency in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on March 14, 2026. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) traffic through the corridor is severely disrupted due to the current crisis in the Middle East, with cargo movements stalling and importers scrambling for replacements. For a country like India, where a large share of a welfare-sensitive fuel depends on seaborne imports, the global shock quickly becomes a domestic allocation problem.

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#13444418

14 Mar 2026

People wait in a queue to refill gas cylinders at a gas agency in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on March 14, 2026. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) traffic through the corridor is severely disrupted due to the current crisis in the Middle East, with cargo movements stalling and importers scrambling for replacements. For a country like India, where a large share of a welfare-sensitive fuel depends on seaborne imports, the global shock quickly becomes a domestic allocation problem.

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#13444421

14 Mar 2026

People wait in a queue to refill gas cylinders at a gas agency in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on March 14, 2026. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) traffic through the corridor is severely disrupted due to the current crisis in the Middle East, with cargo movements stalling and importers scrambling for replacements. For a country like India, where a large share of a welfare-sensitive fuel depends on seaborne imports, the global shock quickly becomes a domestic allocation problem.

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#13444427

14 Mar 2026

People wait in a queue to refill gas cylinders at a gas agency in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on March 14, 2026. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) traffic through the corridor is severely disrupted due to the current crisis in the Middle East, with cargo movements stalling and importers scrambling for replacements. For a country like India, where a large share of a welfare-sensitive fuel depends on seaborne imports, the global shock quickly becomes a domestic allocation problem.

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#13442785

14 Mar 2026

HP gas cylinders are pictured at a gas agency amid LPG gas shortage fears in India linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict between the United States-Israel and Iran in Jammu and Kashmir, India, on March 13, 2026. India secures more liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United States, Norway, Canada, and Russia, besides sources in the Gulf region that remain available, as the world's second-largest importer grapples with tight supplies.

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#13440031

13 Mar 2026

People stand in a long queue to collect LPG cylinders after information about availability spreads in Nagaon District of Assam, India, on March 13, 2026. Long queues outside gas agencies and panic bookings are reported in many cities. The situation is triggered by disruptions in global energy supply linked to the escalating West Asia conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States, which raises concerns about shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy route for India's LPG imports.

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#13440032

13 Mar 2026

People stand in a long queue to collect LPG cylinders after information about availability spreads in Nagaon District of Assam, India, on March 13, 2026. Long queues outside gas agencies and panic bookings are reported in many cities. The situation is triggered by disruptions in global energy supply linked to the escalating West Asia conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States, which raises concerns about shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy route for India's LPG imports.

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#13440034

13 Mar 2026

People stand in a long queue to collect LPG cylinders after information about availability spreads in Nagaon District of Assam, India, on March 13, 2026. Long queues outside gas agencies and panic bookings are reported in many cities. The situation is triggered by disruptions in global energy supply linked to the escalating West Asia conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States, which raises concerns about shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy route for India's LPG imports.

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13 Mar 2026

People stand in a long queue to collect LPG cylinders after information about availability spreads in Nagaon District of Assam, India, on March 13, 2026. Long queues outside gas agencies and panic bookings are reported in many cities. The situation is triggered by disruptions in global energy supply linked to the escalating West Asia conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States, which raises concerns about shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy route for India's LPG imports.

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