Priyanka Bhowmick

The Central government on March 7 extended the subsidy of Rs 300 per 14.2 kg LPG cylinder under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) by one year till March 31, 2025. The subsidy of Rs 300 per cylinder for PMUY beneficiaries would be given for up to 12 refills a year, said Union Minister Piyush Goyal in a press briefing. Goyal further said that as on March 1, 2024, there are more than 10.27 crore PMUY beneficiaries. In October, the government had increased the subsidy amount for the beneficiaries to Rs 300 per LPG cylinder from Rs 200 per LPG…

PM Modi will inaugurate India’s first underwater Metro facility during his visit to West Bengal's Kolkata on March 6, marking a major step forward for transportation in the city. The under-water tunnel is part of the Kolkata Metro extension project, that will connect Salt Lake to Howrah via Kolkata with a stretch below the Hooghly river.  This remarkable engineering feat features a 16.6 km tunnel under the Hooghly River. The metro aims to decrease congestion, reduce pollution, and establish a new mode of transportation.

Samsung on March 4 (Monday) announced the launch of a new smartphone - Galaxy F15 5G, with a 6000mAh battery and sAMOLED display in India. Available in three colours -- Ash Black, Groovy Violet and Jazzy Green -- Galaxy F15 5G comes in 4GB+128GB and 6GB+128GB storage variants. The product will be available on Flipkart, Samsung.com and at other selected retail stores from March 11 at a starting price of Rupees 11,999 (inclusive bank offers). Early sale of the Galaxy F15 5G will start from March 4, on Flipkart. Customers buying Galaxy F15 5G in the early sale will be…

The government has allowed exports of 64,400 tonnes of onion to the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh through the National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL), according to notifications of the commerce ministry. Bangladesh will receive 50,000 tonnes of onion whereas UAE will receive 14,400 tonnes of it. "Export of 14,400 tonnes of onions, with a quantity ceiling of 3,600 MT (metric tonnes) quarterly, to UAE through NCEL is notified," the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, PM Modi on March 3(Sunday) contributed Rupees 2000 to the Bharatiya Janata Party via the NaMo app to boost the efforts of building a Viksit Bharat and asked everyone to donate and help the efforts of the saffron party in nation-building. He further stated the importance of collective involvement in national development activities and encouraged people to participate in the "Donation For Nation Building" campaign through the NaMoApp. https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1764216867617406999?s=20

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in India, has announced a Rs 350 crore investment in Madhya Pradesh for establishing two manufacturing lines at its Rajgarh plant. "The fresh infusion of capital will see the introduction of 2 new, state-of-the-art manufacturing lines at HCCB's factory in Rajgarh, that will produce Affordable Small Sparkling Packs (ASSP) and Juice Tetra Packs," the statement said. The investment will not only strengthen HCCB's manufacturing capabilities but also significantly contribute to the state's economy, it added. The Madhya Pradesh government has extended support to facilitate HCCB in obtaining all necessary permissions, approvals…

The non-availability of a wheelchair at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport took a life of an 80 year old man. The man was travelling alongwith his wife in Air India flight AI-116 from New York to Mumbai. The elderly man faced the unfortunate ordeal of walking approximately 1.5 km from the flight to the immigration desk due to the non availability of wheelchairs, despite both individuals having pre-booked the assistance, only the wife received one. After looking into the matter, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken major step against Air India, imposing a significant financial penalty…

Google on March 1 (Friday) started an initiative of removing some apps, including popular matrimony apps, from its Play Store in India over a dispute on service fee payments. Google said that 10 companies in the country, including "many well-established" had skipped from paying fees despite benefiting from the platform. However Google has not mentioned the firms but a search on Play Store did not opened results for matrimonial apps such as Bharat Matrimony, Shaadi and Matrimony.com. Balaji Telefilms' Altt (formerly ALTBalaji), dating service Quack Quack, audio platform Kuku FM and Truly Madly also disappeared from the Play Store. The…

The Giving Pies bakery in San Jose, California claimed that Tesla had cancelled an order for 4,000 mini pies. The bakery owner complained that Tesla's last-minute order on Valentine's Day, initially for 2,000 pies, increased to 4,000 before being cancelled without payment, as per KTVU. Elon Musk reacted to the story on X, formerly Twitter, stating, "Just hearing about this. Will make things good with the bakery. People should always be able to count on Tesla trying its best." A black owned bakery got a last-minute order for 2,000 pies from Tesla on Valentine's Day, amounting to $6,000, as per…