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The LPG Distributor's Commission Rose 16 Times Since 2004. After Inflation, It Is Back Where It Was in 2012
October 17, 2026
PPAC’s record shows the commission on a domestic cylinder going from Rs 16.71 in 2004 to Rs 73.08 in 2023. In today’s rupees, the revis...
Read the piece →Petrol-Pump Margins and E20: The First Dealer Raise in Seven Years, Not Tied to Ethanol, While Oil-Company Margins Followed Crude Into the Red in 2026
October 16, 2026
The average Indian outlet earns about Rs 4.77 lakh a month in gross commission, and the October 2024 revision, a litigation settlement,...
Read the piece →India Imports 60% of Its Cooking Gas. Four Redesigned Stoves Are Trying to Fix That — Only One Is Actually for Sale.
September 27, 2026
India imports 60 to 67 per cent of the roughly 31 to 33 million tonnes of LPG it burns in kitchens every year, and about 90 per cent of...
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Umashankar Triplicane Dwarakanathan
Investment Promotion & Energy-Sector Leader · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India