<h1>Emergency powers invoked to boost domestic LPG production amid supply disruptions following Middle East conflict.</h1> Retail LPG prices for household and commercial cylinders were increased, with non subsidised domestic cylinders and Ujjwala beneficiaries affected and commercial cylinders rising by a larger margin; the hikes are attributed to global energy price spikes and supply disruptions via the Strait of Hormuz. To augment domestic supplies, the government invoked Emergency Powers directing refineries to ramp up LPG production, while state taxes continue to cause regional price differences.