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Poultry sector in crisis, seeks relief assistance from Centre
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 5 (ANI): Amid concerns over a slowdown in the economy with the auto sector already witnessing the worst slump in decades, worrying reports are now coming from the poultry farm sector in the country.
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Punjab CM waives off charges for shifting of electrical lines
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 4 (ANI): On the directives of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has exempted domestic and commercial consumers from the material and storage cost, as well as supervision charges, for shifting of 11 KV
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Paswan bans single-use plastic products in ministriy, PSUs
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), September 4 (ANI): Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday announced a complete ban on the use of single-use plastic in his ministry and all its PSUs including Food Corporation of India (FCI) from September 15.
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UP govt defends power tariff hike
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma defended the state government's decision to hike the power tariff for various consumer categories.
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Paswan stresses on creation of price stabilisation fund in each state
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 4 (ANI): Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan exhorted state governments to buy pulses and onions from the Central buffer to check price rise and to ease pressure on prices.
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Electricity to cost more in UP, tariff hiked up to 12 pc
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 3 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission on Tuesday approved up to 12 per cent hike in power tariff for different categories of power consumers.
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Steering committee on fintech-related issues submits report
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 2 (ANI): The steering committee on fintech-related issues has recommended that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) works with public sector banks to bring in more efficiency and reduce security risks by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive analyti
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Auto majors report sliding sales in August amid slowdown
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 2 (ANI): Sagging consumer sentiment amid economic slowdown has led major automobile manufacturers to report significant declines in sales during August.
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Srinagar: 60,000 LPG cylinders distributed among consumers in last two wee
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu Kashmir) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): District administration on Saturday said that over 60,000 LPG refills have been distributed among consumers in the district in the last two weeks in Srinagar.
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Paswan to meet state food ministers on Sep 3
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 31 (ANI): Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan will be chairing a meeting of state ministers of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection on September 3.
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People judge chocolate by its packaging: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 31 (ANI): Packaging is often the first thing that garners attention of a consumer and lures them into buying a product and Chocolate is no different, say researchers.
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Economy slumps to 7-year low, GDP growth slows to 5 pc in Q1 FY20
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): The economic growth slowed to a seven-year low of 5 per cent in April to June quarter from 8 per cent a year ago, government data showed on Friday.
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