Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) leader Supriya Sule on Tuesday called the Central Government’s decision to reduce the prices of cooking gas cylinders as a ‘Jumla’ (political gimmick) and said that the government never thought about inflation over the past four and a half years. Earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the reduction in prices of cooking gas cylinders will make the lives of women easier. Effective Wednesday, the price of a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder will be reduced by Rs 200 across the country. Announcing this decision, I&B Anurag Thakur shared the government's commitment to easing the burden on citizens.
30 August,2023 05:05 PM IST | Mumbai
In a move aimed at providing financial relief to households, the Union Cabinet made a significant decision. The government decided to reduce the prices of domestic LPG gas cylinders by Rs 200 for all users. Announcing this decision, I&B Anurag Thakur shared the government's commitment to easing the burden on citizens. Additionally, the govt will extend its support by granting an extra 75 lakh Ujjwala connections, thereby increasing the total number of beneficiaries under PMUY to 10.35 crores.
30 August,2023 12:17 PM IST | Mumbai
Amid skyrocketing prices of tomatoes across the country, a farmer in Maharashtra's Pune district claimed to have earned more than ₹2.8 crore by selling tomatoes. Ishwar Gayakar (36) and his wife, who hails from Pune's Junnar taluka, do not intend to stop at this. The farmer couple has set a target to earn ₹3.5 crore with a stock of around 4000 crates of tomatoes available with him. Gaykar is farming since 2005. He took over farming from his father and now he works at his farm with his wife. Other than tomatoes, Gaykar also cultivates onions and flowers in respective seasons.
17 July,2023 05:20 PM IST | Mumbai
If you visit a vegetable market these days, the rising prices of tomatoes and all sorts of vegetables will burn a hole in your pocket. Experts have said that rising heat, and untimely, and heavy rains are some of the reasons for the price hike. Until when will this hike continue? No one knows. The uncertainty and constant hike have caused angst amongst customers and buyers. Let us take a troll through Dadar wholesale vegetable market and residential vegetable markers to understand how people are negotiating the ever-increasing vegetable price hike.
17 July,2023 03:34 PM IST | Mumbai
Tomato price rise across India has taken each Indian kitchen by storm. As the vegetable markets see an acute shortage of tomatoes and a steep price rise due to rains, Indian kitchens that are known to use tomatoes extensively seem to be left with no option. But worry not. Here are 5 ingredients that can help you replace tomatoes in your cooking.
28 June,2023 07:47 PM IST
Protests by opposition parties marked the UPA government's decision to hike the price of diesel by Rs 5 per litre, effective from midnight. Video courtesy: NDTV
14 September,2012 09:04 AM IST
Opposition parties have given a call for a nationwide bandh today to protest the government's reform measures announced last week. The government, taking some politically tough decisions had hiked the price of diesel by Rs. 5 per litre, capped the supply of subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders to six per household and cleared 51 per cent Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail - reforms, which saw its biggest ally, Mamata Banerjee, pull out of the UPA. Video courtesy: NDTV
20 September,2012 10:21 AM IST
A restaurant in Rajkot city of Gujarat has put banners in which they are apologizing to their customers for not serving onions due to its high price.
17 September,2015 03:39 PM IST
Congress leader Ajay Maken on Monday slammed the recent price hike in petrol and diesel prices by 36 paise and 87 paise respectively in line with the global oil prices.
16 November,2015 07:58 PM IST
People expressed their dismay as prices of petrol and diesel were hiked across the country. While petrol has become costlier by Rs 2.19 per litre, diesel prices were hiked by 98 paisa per litre.
05 April,2016 12:51 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
