# CutTheClutter: PM Modi's appeal on fuel,gold,foreign travel, fertiliser: Explaining data & calculus behind concerns

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Podcast: [ThePrint](https://stenobird.com/podcast/theprint-856747)
Published: 2026-05-12T21:17:40+00:00
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made an appeal to citizens, twice in 48 hours. Both times, he has emphasized on four key points- reduce fuel usage, avoid buying gold as well as foreign travel, and lastly cut fertiliser use by 50%. #CutTheClutter looks at the calculus behind PM Modi's concerns amid the ongoing war in Iran. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains how much gold, fertiliser, crude does India import and why foreign travel has been a concern. Episode 1838

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