Airlines shun Rs 10,000-crore ATF subsidy as fuel prices fallA Rs 10,000-crore jet fuel price stabilisation programme has failed to attract any airline sign-ups. The scheme, designed to shield carrier...
02 Jul, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
New rules from July 1, 2026: Aadhaar update, passport fees, LPG prices, credit cards, railways and other major changes explainedSeveral important financial and regulatory changes have come into effect from July 1, 2026, impacting taxpayers, Aadhaar holders, passport ...
01 Jul, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
World MSME Day: Chemical industry seeks policy support to boost competitiveness amid global trade disruptionsIndian chemical industry leaders are urging a policy overhaul to boost competitiveness ahead of World MSME Day 2026. They highlight the nee...
27 Jun, 2026, 09.55 AM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman flags global risks, says PM Modi Govt ensuring supply stability amid crude, Hormuz pressuresUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India faces risks from crude prices, Middle East tensions and Strait of Hormuz disruptions, ...
14 Jun, 2026, 09.42 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman targets Rahul Gandhi, says India's growth story belies Opposition's doom predictionsResponding to Rahul Gandhi's criticisms, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confidently proclaimed India as the fastest-growing major econ...
14 Jun, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
ATF prices rise about 10% as oil companies roll out fixed pricingAviation fuel prices have increased by about 10 percent. State-owned fuel retailers have introduced a price stabilization scheme. Domestic ...
09 Jun, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
Govt cuts subsidised LPG cylinders to Ujjwala beneficiaries to 4The government has cut the annual subsidised cooking gas cylinders for Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries to four. This move aligns support with ...
08 Jun, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
Delhi govt to gift free LPG cooking gas cylinders; here's how and when to avail itDelhi government has approved a welfare initiative to provide a free LPG cooking gas cylinder to economically weaker households on Holi and...
21 Jan, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
Navratri boost: Centre to distribute 25 lakh free LPG connections under PM Ujjwala Yojana, says Hardeep Singh PuriUnion Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Monday announced that the Centre will distribute 25 lakh free LPG conn...
22 Sep, 2025, 02.57 PM IST
7.5 million free LPG connections okayed under Ujjwala schemeThe Cabinet has approved the release of 7.5 million free cooking gas connections over three years under the Ujjwala scheme, under which a p...
14 Sep, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
1 cr more free LPG connections in 2 yrs, easier access to cooking gas planned: Oil SecretaryOil Secretary Tarun Kapoor said plans are in the works to provide LPG connection with bare-minimum identity documents and without insisting...
28 Feb, 2021, 02.22 PM IST
Budget 2021: Boost for Ujjwala; data to be used for more schemesThe Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana got a boost in the budget for 2021-22, with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing addition of 10...
02 Feb, 2021, 02.28 AM IST
Government releases 6-croreth LPG connections under PMUYNew Delhi, Jan 2 () The government Wednesday gave out the 6-croreth free cooking gas (LPG) connection as the scheme to make available clean...
02 Jan, 2019, 04.26 PM IST
CCEA approves extending Ujjwala LPG scheme to all poor householdsThe scheme, launched in 2016, originally targeted giving LPG connections to women members of below the poverty line (BPL) households.
17 Dec, 2018, 10.13 PM IST
Government aims to provide 5-crore LPG connections within 3 years: PM Narendra Modi"About 14 crore people got LPG connections in 60 years. And we have given 4 crore new LPG connections in 60 weeks," PM said.
15 Aug, 2016, 01.31 PM IST
Chandigarh becomes first kerosene-free cityFor the first time, a city has been declared kerosene free with sale of subsidised cooking and lighting fuel being stopped in Chandigarh fr...
01 Apr, 2016, 05.49 PM IST
- Oil cos to pay Rs 800 for every free LPG connection in Delhi
Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily today approved raising financial contribution of oil PSUs to the free LPG connection being provided by th...
16 Nov, 2012, 08.28 PM IST