Tag: Prices

Math the path America has lost

When I was a kid growing up in India we had a domestic help named Kashi. He would go to the bazaar every morning with a grocery list prepared by my mother. She would also estimate the amount of money needed to buy stuff on the list and give it to Kashi with a few...

November 3, 2017

Flexi-fare to be reviewed soon, prices will be slashed: Piyush Goyal

With complaints from passengers over the high prices of railway tickets due to the flexi-fare ticketing system, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the railways will review it and the prices would be slashed. Addressing a press conference here at Rail Bhawan, Goyal said: “I have heard people complaining about the flexi-fare ticketing system....

September 28, 2017

Tomato prices soar to Rs.60-70 per kg, govt keeping a tab

Much to the discomfort of consumers, retail tomato prices in the national capital have skyrocketed by up to 65 per cent to Rs 60-70 per kg in a fortnight due to crop damage in producing states. The prices have risen sharply in other metros as well. Tomato is available at Rs 50 a kg in...

June 28, 2017

Prices of many essential drugs to rise up to 2.29 pc post GST

Prices of majority of essential drugs will increase by up to 2.29 per cent when the Goods and Services Tax regime kicks in from next month. The government has fixed GST rate of 12 per cent on most of the essential drugs as against the current tax incidence of around 9 per cent. However, some...

June 13, 2017

Non-subsidised LPG cylinder prices up by Rs.86

The government increased the price of non-subsdised LPG cylinders by Rs.86. It has, however, not increased the price of subsidised LPG domestic cylinders which would continue to be Rs.434 per cylinder. The new rate of the non-subsidised cylinder would be Rs.737 with effect from Wednesday, said a senior officer of the Petroleum Ministry. But there would...

March 1, 2017