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India Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai crosses two lakh footfalls
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): The India Pavilion, inaugurated by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, on October 1, has successfully completed its first month at the Expo 2020, Dubai.
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Onion cheaper than last year, says Union Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Wednesday said that the prices of onion this year are cheaper as compared to last year and the government's effort to ease the prices is "now bearing results".
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Standing Committee on Food selects 20 subjects for examination, scrutiny
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): The Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution on Wednesday selected 20 subjects of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution for examination and scrutiny for the financial year 2021-22.
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Centre urges consumers to buy only hallmarked jewellery this Diwali
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Ahead of Diwali and on the occasion of Dhanteras, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) of the Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution requested all consumers to ensure that they buy hallmarked je
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Centre invites applications for 3 vacant posts in NCDRC
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has invited applications to fill three existing vacancies for the post of members in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC).
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Central Consumer Protection Authority takes action on violations of consum
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) under the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has taken strong action on violations of consumer rights. In a run-up to the festive season, CCPA took st
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Govt procures paddy worth Rs 11,099 crore in Kharif marketing season
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Over 56.62 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been procured in the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 up to 17 October 2021, said the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday.
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Prices of Onion, Tomato and Potato cheaper than last year: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], October 17 (ANI): The Department of Consumer Affairs has taken up calibrated and targeted release of onions from the buffer on First-in-First-Out (FIFO) principle commenced from last week of August 2021 guided by the twin objectives of moderating prices and ensuring minim
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Centre directs states to reduce prices of Edible Oils post import duty red
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday has directed the states to ensure that the prices of Edible Oils are brought down to commensurate levels in line with the import duty reductions.
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Central govt scraps customs duty on crude palm, soy, sunflower oil
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Centre has scrapped customs duty on crude varieties of palm, soybean, and sunflower oil, the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal informed on Wednesday.
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Centre imposes stock limits on edible oils to soften prices in domestic ma
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution in a landmark decision has imposed stock limits on Edible Oils and Oilseeds to soften the prices of edible oils in the domestic market for a period up to March 31, 2022, informed the Ministry of Consumer Affa
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Dubai's Emaar enthusiastic about India, need to ramp up systems to match i
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], October 2 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that he had a meeting with officials of Emaar, a UAE-based multinational real estate development company, and said enthusiasm to invest in India was phenomenal and beyond his expectation.
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