As many as 17 cancer drugs, along with medicines and food for special medical needs for seven rare diseases, components for microwave ovens are some of the items that are set to become cheaper with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing cuts in customs duty in the Union Budget 2026-27.
What items did Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman make cheaper?
Let us start with ourselves. If we can reduce our LPG consumption by half, the problem is solved. Reduce wastage. Alter eating styles. Diversify methods of food preparation, suggests Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (retd).
India has gained one more festival -- the season of Black Friday.
LG Electronics India saw its net profit decline by 27.3 per cent due to margin pressures witnessed in the second quarter. Its net sales in the quarter marginally rose 0.9 per cent to Rs 6,170.4 crore in the July-September quarter.
The Railway Ministry will deliver the advanced locomotives to the African nation over the next three years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the first locomotive for export on Friday.
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You can make these cutlets in a microwave oven without compromising on their taste.
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Enjoy a healthy, guilt-free Diwali as you embrace 2023's superfood.
Bake a cake and cookies with millets this season.
Go experimental while making your modaks! Try unusual stuffings and coverings.
Heating a potato without pricking a few holes on its skin may lead to an explosion inside the oven.
Chef Siddharth Jokhani tells you how to cook a healthy omelette in the microwave.
The chief minister's decision came on a day when two top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders returned the gifts given to them by the Education Department amid indications that others may follow suit.
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Thursday directed e-commerce entities to sell specified ayurveda, siddha and unani drugs only after customers upload valid medical prescriptions from registered doctors on the platforms.
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on e-commerce major Amazon for selling pressure cookers that did not meet quality standards. The CCPA also directed Amazon to notify the consumers of all these 2,265 pressure cookers sold through its platform, recall the products and reimburse the prices to buyers, the Department of Consumer Affairs said in a statement.
Are you repenting not covering valuables you purchased using credit card? Fret not!
Korean multinational, Samsung said it has decided to focus on tier II and tier III markets in India by introducing customisation in products for the Indian market with an aim of driving 26 per cent of its revenues this year to come from these markets.
Over 60 kg of gold "concealed and smuggled" by several passengers on three flights coming from Singapore and Malaysia was seized at the Visakhapatnam airport by the directorate of revenue intelligence, officials said on Monday.
Telephony and broadband need innovative spectrum management.
Deep inside the bylines of Mumbai lies a tiny shop that sells rare old movie posters.
The hike in prices of these items has come about over and above milk, onion, garlic, and other vegetables which have become expensive in the past few weeks.
Project Vivaan won big at the Solar Decathlon, placing second overall (and missing the first position by a whisker). Members of the award-winning Team Shunya tell Mrigank Warrier how they built a carbon-neutral, water-neutral, energy-positive home for a family of four.
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As Videocon expands its presence in consumer durable retail, the company has followed it with the launch of its private label under the Next brand.
Electrolux Kelvinator Limited, maker of refrigerators and washing machines, would foray into microwave oven and airconditioner segments soon, a top company official said in Bangalore on Friday.
Dining and drinking out will be expensive.
Whirlpool of India on Tuesday said it was eyeing 400,000 appliances sale this festival season, backed by an innovative promotion scheme but would not offer any price discounts for purchases made during this period.
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