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TopicLPG Connections

Topic: LPG Connections

50% rural, 93% urban households in India use clean fuel for cooking, shows latest govt survey

Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey 2022-23, conducted by NSSO, covered 3.02 lakh Indian households in urban and rural areas between July 2022 and June 2023.

Modi govt allocates Rs 1,650 crore for 75 lakh free gas connections under PM Ujjwala scheme

The additional LPG connections are to be provided in the course of the next three years, Union minister Anurag Thakur said.

‘Unfortunate people had to wait’ — PM Modi launches Ujjwala 2.0, gives free LPG connections

Speaking at the launch, PM Modi said his govt aims to ensure benefits of schemes reach everyone and took a dig at opposition saying, some situation should have changed decades ago.

97% Indians have Aadhaar, Assam is lagging behind due to ‘illegal immigration’ issue

Of 36 states and UTs, 25 record a 100% coverage; Modi govt has made Aadhaar the basis of all its welfare schemes.

President Mukherjee promotes Modi’s flagship Ujjwala Scheme in son’s LS constituency

It is unusual for the President of India to promote or take part in the promotion of government schemes anywhere in the country. But when it comes to the constituency of his son, the current President seems to have made an exception. Kumar Anshuman

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.