India, May 11 -- Amid rising global energy instability triggered by West Asia tensions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on Indian citizens to adopt a more restrained consumption pattern. His appeal focuses on reducing fuel use, delaying discretionary spending like gold purchases, limiting foreign travel and reviving work from home habits that became widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective, according to the government's framing, is to protect India's foreign exchange reserves at a time when crude oil prices have surged above $120 per barrel in global markets and creating pressure on import dependent economies.

PM Modi's Call for Work-from-Home Revival

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