India, April 9 -- The government on Wednesday raised gas allocation for fertilizer plants to 95% of their requirements and permitted supply of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to additional sectors, including agriculture, pharmaceuticals, paint, ceramic, foundry and glass, officials said, moves that came hours after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.

In a briefing, Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the petroleum ministry said natural gas supplies to fertilizer plants have been raised again from 90% to 95% of their requirement. This is the second increase in a week. The government on Monday raised gas allocation for the fertilizer sector from about 70% to 90%. Natural gas is both fuel and feedstock for fertilizer plan...