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Mandi prices of tur, urad declined 10% in past three months, says Centre
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
India's growing demand for protein-rich diets has led to an increase in pulse consumption, but the country still relies heavily on imports to meet its domestic requirements.
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Centre flags vans selling tomatoes at Rs 65 per kg in Delhi NCR
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a bid to alleviate rising tomato prices in the retail market, the Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Nidhi Khare flagged off National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limited (NCCF) vans selling tomatoe
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FCI to install about 23,750 video cameras across 561 depots
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) will install about 23,750 cameras across 561 FCI-owned depots, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Tripura CM Manik Saha to attend State-level seminar on Consumer rights
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Monday will attend a state-level seminar hosted by the Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs. This event will occur at the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan in Agartala, Tripura.
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"Incomparable to Siddharamaiah's case": Pralhad Joshi on FIR against Sitha
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Union Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Saturday that the FIR pertaining to the case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and the FIR filed against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman were "incomparable".
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FCI enhances its storage and transportation infrastructure under PPP in th
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has enhanced its storage and transportation infrastructure capability by developing six state-of-the-art silo projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in three states, enhancing, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribut
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Karnataka Minister Muniyappa appeals MoS Shobha Karandlaje to sanction "Mu
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, KH Muniyappa, called on the Union Minister of State for MSME and Labour Shobha Karandlaje, in the national capital on Tuesday and appealed to the Union Minister for the Sanction of "Multi Skill Development Project" for his constitue
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Bengal MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato writes to Centre to investigate 'Mamata o
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
West Bengal MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato wrote a letter to Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi requesting to investigate the price manipulation of onions in Bengal. In his letter, he stated that the onion prices in the state have been soaring because Chief M
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Swachhata Hi Sewa campaign: Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad V J
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As part of the cleanliness activities, a drive was held at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), National Research Laboratory (NRL) in Mohali, where employees cleaned the roadside area, collecting and disposing of four tonnes of garbage.
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DFPD and FCI sign MoU to boost efficiency and accountability in food grain
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The MoU details specific performance benchmarks and accountability measures designed to optimise public fund utilisation in food security operations. These benchmarks include evaluating FCI Depots on criteria such as capacity utilisation, operational losses, security measures, and the mod
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Jan Poshan Kendras to provide better income to Fair Price Shop dealers: Un
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, launched pilot for transformation of 60 Fair Price Shops into Jan Poshan Kendra, according to an official press release.
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BIS establishes a new environment and ecology department to advance standa
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
This department will focus on the standardisation of the issues related to the environment and ecology.
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