Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges citizens and companies to moderate their fuel consumption and return to teleworking to reduce the demand for gasoline and diesel.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens and businesses on Sunday to moderate their fuel consumption and to reintroduce teleworking, in the context of the rapid rise in global energy prices, which is affecting the country's foreign exchange reserves. Modi emphasized the importance of returning to working from home and online meetings, practices that were widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated that these measures will help conserve national resources and limit the consumption of petroleum products, considering that high prices for hydrocarbons require more careful management of India's foreign exchange reserves. These calls come in a challenging economic context, where the country is facing external pressures on its economy.