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Arrangements made for procurement of 170 lakh metric tonnes of paddy: Punj
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], September 27 (ANI): Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Sunday kickstarted paddy procurement at Rajpura Grain Market and said that arrangements have been made for the procurement on the arrival of 170 lakh metric tonnes o
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Early procurement of Paddy, Rice in Haryana and Punjab in KMS 2020-21
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): The order for the commencement of procurement operations for paddy and rice in Haryana and Punjab have been issued on Saturday, said Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
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Paymentology partners with Sokin to expand its cloud-based payment solutio
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], September 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Cloud-native payment processor Paymentology has partnered with Sokin, the new generation payments firm, to enhance and extend the services offered by the Sokin-card to its client base.
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US study reveals heavy consumption of sugary beverages declined from 2003
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], September 24 (ANI): According to a new study, the percentage of heavy sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumers - those who drink more than 500 calories of SSBs daily - trended downwards in the United States between 2003 and 2016.
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Bajrang Dal demands suspension of Andhra minister over his 'insensitive' c
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] September 23 (ANI): The Bajrang Dal on Wednesday protested in front of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy's house in Hyderabad, demanding the suspension of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) for his "
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Eko partners risk-tech startup TERA Finlabs to provide affordable credit t
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] September 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Embedded lending solutions are growing in popularity and set to become one of the next big disruptions in consumer lending. The pandemic has accelerated the pace of strategic partnerships in the financial services space.
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Consumer groups to hold webinar on tobacco harm reduction
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific are holding a webinar on 26 September 2020 to encourage countries in the region to acknowledge tobacco harm reduction (THR) as a human right and discuss the merits of smoke-free nicotine products as much safe
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Bajaj Finserv launches first offering from its health-tech venture subsidi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 22 (ANI): Financial services conglomerate Bajaj Finserv on Tuesday launched the first core offering from its wholly-owned subsidiary Bajaj Finserv Health, a health-tech solutions business aimed at improving health outcomes of Indian consumers through sma
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Sodexo unlocks a new consumer experience with its deals platform for cardh
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Sodexo, the leader in digital employee benefits has launched its consumer deals platform called 'Sodexo Delights Premier' - a one-stop-shop with offers for every mood.
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Electricity, water charge discount on fixed demand charges for industrial,
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 19 (ANI): The 50 per cent discount on electricity and water charges announced in today's package is on fixed demand charges for industrial and commercial consumers, Jammu and Kashmir Principal Secretary (Power and Information) Rohit Kansal clarifi
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8 LMT foodgrains allocated to States/UTs under Atma Nirbhar Bharat package
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): A total of approx 8 LMT foodgrains (Rice and Wheat) were allocated to States/UTs under Atma Nirbhar Bharat package amid COVID-19 pandemic, the central government said on Friday.
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Russia's health watchdog says 22 stable mutated COVID-19 strains identifie
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): There are about 22 stable mutations in the genetic makeup of the coronavirus detected worldwide, with two of them being the most resistant, Russia's consumer rights and human welfare watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, told Sputnik on Friday, adding that t
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