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Govt maintained onion buffer stock of 2.5 LMT in FY 2022-23
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): With the aim to stabilize onion prices, the government maintained a buffer stock of 2.5 Lakh Metric Ton (LMT) in financial year 2022-23, said Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a written reply
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Bureau of Indian Standards established 1037 Standards Clubs in schools, co
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Bureau of Indian Standards has established 1037 Standards Clubs in schools and colleges across India in 2021-22, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution informed on Tuesday.
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Govt restores rice procurement in Telangana, says committed towards farmer
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The central government has decided to restore rice procurement operations in the central pool in the state of Telangana, Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution told reporters.
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448 notices served to e-commerce entities for violations of declaration du
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): As many as 448 notices were served to e-Commerce entities for violations of the declaration during the last one year and nine months and approx Rs 78 lakh penalty was charged from companies as compounding fees for violation of the declaration, the Ministry o
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Digitization of Ration Cards completed in all states/UTs; Nearly 19.5 cror
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Wednesday said that the digitization of ration cards has been completed in all states/UTs and about 19.5 crore ration cards are available on the transparency
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Delhi HC stays service charge guidelines; notice to CCPA, Consumer Affairs
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Delhi High court on Wednesday stayed the operation of guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) restraining the levying of service charge by restaurants and hotels.
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No proposal to offer export subsidies on pulses: Govt informs Parliament
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The central government on Wednesday informed the Parliament that there is no proposal to offer export subsidies for pulse traders.
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Government says intervention helped cool off prices of onion, tomato
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The all-India retail price of tomato has registered a 29 per cent decline over the last month as arrivals of the staple vegetable into the mandis improved with the onset of monsoon rains, a Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution state
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CII-EXIM Bank Conclave: Piyush Goyal calls on expanding India-Africa ties
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday called for strengthening and expanding the India-Africa ties and said that India can offer emerging technologies to expand trade, commerce investment and opportunities for youth of Africa.
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India looks at Africa as partner in progress, says Piyush Goyal at CII-EXI
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Emphasising that India looks at African countries as partners in progress, Union Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal underlined that the India-Africa partnership will play an important role over the next 25 years to fulfill the aspirations of India a
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Companies can now give electronic product details through QR code
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): In a bid to further boost the country's ranking in ease of doing business and reducing the compliance burden for the electronic industries the government has amended laws that allow the industry to declare the product information in the digital form through
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Piyush Goyal holds meeting with textile advisory group to review progress
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal has held the second interactive meeting with the Textile Advisory Group (TAG) in Mumbai to review the progress of work, according to an offi
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