•LPG cylinder rates updated for March 16, with domestic and commercial prices increasing across major Indian cities.
•Government assures stable supply of LPG, petrol, and diesel nationwide despite the ongoing Iran war, citing high refinery capacity and sufficient crude oil.
•Indian tankers Shivalik and Nanda Devi successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz, signaling improved energy supplies.
•LPG refill bookings have fallen, suggesting a decrease in panic buying, while online bookings have increased due to OMCs' campaigns.
•Authorities are intensifying surveillance against hoarding and black marketing, making commercial LPG available to states, and mandating PNG users to surrender domestic LPG connections.
