From Cattle Sheds to Energy Security: Can Biogas Reduce India’s LPG Dependence?
When West Asia Reaches the Indian Kitchen Energy security is usually imagined through oil tankers, refineries, petrol pumps, strategic reserves and diplomatic negotiations. But for millions of Indian households, energy security has a far simpler meaning: will the cooking cylinder remain affordable next month? This is where India’s global vulnerability becomes deeply domestic. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas recently noted that India imports about 60% of its LPG consumption , and around 90% of these imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz , a route repeatedly exposed to West Asian geopolitical tensions. ( Press Information Bureau ) That means a conflict in West Asia is not just a foreign-policy headline. It can quietly enter the Indian kitchen through delayed supplies, higher prices, subsidy pressure and household anxiety. India may talk about crude oil security at the national level, but for the poor and lower-middle class, the sharper question is cooking-fuel s...