India, May 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated for work from home and virtual meetings in his recent speech in Vadodara after inaugurating the Sardar Dham Hostel, also known as Sardardham-3 or the Dushyant and Daksha Patel Complex. This comes in light of the current global instability and the growing pressure on many crucial resources because of the tensions in West Asia, pushing the world towards an energy crisis.

He said, "Digital technology has made things so much easier. It is important that virtual meetings and work from home are given priority in both government and private offices. I will also request some schools to work on online classes for a while." The prime minister supported working from home to reduce fuel consump...