We need to do more to conserve fuel or face tougher choices such as steep price increase or even quantitative restrictions.

By 2020, 50 percent of imports should be reduced, which should become 75 percent by 2025. By 2030, India should be energy independent.

Fuel conservation is a necessity, and I have to be the first person to set the example.

Saving petrol is saving India's money. This is a sense of patriotism. The country can be energy-independent by energy conservation. I appeal to the other ministers also to do this.

India has large proven reserves of gas that remain unexploited.

I am not suggesting that just by taking the Metro, I will save billions. But I hope others will follow.

We need to do more to conserve fuel or face tougher choices such as steep price increase or even quantitative restrictions.