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Major edible oil brands have cut prices by Rs 10-15: Govt
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Wednesday said major edible oil brands have lowered prices by Rs 10-15 per litre as the government made timely interventions on multiple fronts to control prices that spiked due to the Russi
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India emerged as credible voice for developing, least developing nations a
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June (ANI): India has emerged as the voice of the developing and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the recently concluded 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, F
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BIS develops Indian Standard for non-electric cooling cabinet made of clay
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the country's national standards body, has developed an Indian Standard, IS 17693: 2022 for a non-electric cooling cabinet made of clay, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Thursday.
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Piyush Goyal raises issue of public stockholding for food security, asks '
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 15 (ANI): Highlighting the issue of public stockholding for food security at World Trade Organization (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on T
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Govt to come up with robust framework on 'service charge' by restaurants
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): The Department of Consumer Affairs will soon come up with a robust framework to ensure strict compliance by the stakeholders with regard to "service charge" levied by restaurants and hotels as it adversely affects consumers on a daily basis, the Ministry of C
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Govt caution restaurants on forced levy of 'service charges' on consumers
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Restaurants cannot force consumers to pay 'service charge' as it is a voluntary payment depending on the discretion of consumers, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Monday.
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Centre allows Telangana to deposit 6.05 LMT of fortified parboiled rice wi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The central government has allowed Telangana to deposit 6.05 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of fortified parboiled rice with the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Saturday.
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Centre extends T'gana govt's rice procurement time period till May 31
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Wednesday has accepted the Telangana government's request to extend the period for procurement of paddy and delivery of custom-milled rice into the central pool till May 31 for the Rabi
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Indian Plastics Industry eyes USD 25 Billion Exports by 2025 - PLEXCONCIL
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles appealed to the Indian plastic industry to set a target to become a Rs 10 lakh-crore industry in the near fu
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India Targeting USD 1 Trillion Exports by 2030: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], March 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal said that India's target is $1 trillion goods exports by 2030. "I would want a larger sh
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India's aim is to become world's largest startup destination: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], March 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal yesterday said that the country aspires to become the largest startup ecosystem in th
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India to become fastest-growing green economy of the world: Piyush Goyal,
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Dubai [UAE], March 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha today said that India is moving towards becoming the fastest growing green ec
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