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MoU on establishing semiconductor supply chain, innovation partnership sig
Updated : 3 years ago IST
United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Union Minister Of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution And Textiles Piyush Goyal held delegation level talks on Friday. A Commerial DIalogue was held and several Memorandums of Understanding were
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Over 1 crore farmers benefitted from ongoing paddy procurement: Food Minis
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the statement by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Friday, all arrangements are in place for hassle-free procurement operations.
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Nation Food Security Act provides coverage of 75 pc rural, 50 pc urban pop
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Friday informed, that under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), while Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households that constitute the poorest of the poor are legally entitled to receive 35 kg of foodg
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Garment industry given exemptions under Metrology rules to reduce complian
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The government has amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 for ease of doing business and reducing the compliance burden for the garment or hosiery sold in loose or open, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distributio
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Govt refutes reports, says no plan to import wheat as sufficient stocks av
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): India has no plan to import wheat as it has ample stocks to meet the domestic requirements, Department of Food & Public Distribution on Sunday clarified after a media report said India was likely to start importing the staple foodgrain.
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Govt using innovative solutions to make public delivery system more effect
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): The government is using innovative solutions to make the public delivery system more effective and efficient, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.
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India exports 100 LMT sugar in 2021-22; 35 LMT sugar diverted to Ethanol
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): India exported 100 lakh metric tonne (LMT) of sugar and diverted 35 LMT to ethanol production during the 2021-22 sugar season, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Friday.
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Chairman, TEXPROCIL hails Enhanced ECGC Cover for Small Exporters
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 2 (ANI/PNN): Chairman of The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council ( TEXPROCIL), Manoj Patodia, extended his thanks to Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution and M. Se
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Uzbekistan key to India's vision of integrated extended neighbourhood: Piy
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Good relations with Uzbekistan is key to India's vision of an integrated extended neighbourhood, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles Piyush Goyal said.
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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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Govt directs edible oil firms to cut prices by Rs 15 with immediate effect
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution has directed leading edible oil associations to ensure a reduction in the maximum retail price (MRP) of edible oils by Rs 15 with immediate effect, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
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BIS formulates performance standards for electric vehicle batteries
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS), India's national standard body, has formulated and published standards for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Friday.
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