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No shortage of domestic gas in Uttarakhand, says Food and Civil Supplies C
Updated : 3 days, 23 hours ago IST
Ruchi Mohan Rayal, Commissioner of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Uttarakhand, on Tuesday informed that in view of the current global situation and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the state government is closely monitoring the gas supply situation acros
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Flour crisis deepens in Pakistan as corruption stalls wheat supply
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to reports, flour mill owners have refused to lift government wheat stocks, citing alleged demands for illegal payments by officials of the Food Department, which has further aggravated the crisis, The Express Tribune reported.
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Pakistan: State mismanagement triggers looming flour shortage in twin citi
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, an urgent meeting convened to address the crisis, senior leaders of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) sharply criticised the authorities for creating instability instead of resolving long-standing issues. The session, chaired by Chief Patron Tariq
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Food Department seizes two quintals of mawa on suspicion of impurities in
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The mawa, estimated to be worth approximately Rs 60,000, was seized from a shop named Devendra Mawa Bhandar located in the old Bhopal area. Further action would be initiated after the lab report, the officer added.
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UP: Ghaziabad Food Department cracks down on adulteration, seizes Mustard
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Ghaziabad food safety department on Tuesday cracked down on adulterated edible oil after receiving a complaint about mustard oil adulteration from Zone 16.
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Government withdraws 20 per cent duty on onion export, decision to come in
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The central government on Saturday withdrew 20 per cent duty on the export of onions imposed in September 2024.
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Uttar Pradesh: Fake milk racket busted in Bulandshahr, probe underway
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Authorities have uncovered a fake milk manufacturing operation at a milk collection centre in Gurawali village, Khanpur, officials reported on Friday.
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Ethanol production to normalise soon as restrictions on molasses, sugarcan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
On Thursday, the food department lifted the previously imposed restriction on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, B-Heavy molasses, and C-Heavy molasses. These restrictions were imposed in December 2023, purportedly given rising sugar prices before the Lok Sabha election. E
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Pak: 47,000 sacks of wheat worth PKR 800 mn go missing from warehouse in S
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Taking action on the matter, the Sindh Food Department has suspended three food officers. The suspended officials include the district food controller in Khairpur, food supervisor in charge and food inspector.
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Uttar Pradesh: Gorakhpur malls raided after state ban on Halal-certified f
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Close on the heels of the Yogi Adityanath government imposing a ban on Halal-certified food items in the state, the chief food information officer of Gorakhpur conducted a raid at City Mall and AD Mall on Tuesday.
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Govt meets edible oil producers, advises further price reduction
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A meeting was held Friday between the food department and the leading edible oil industry representatives in India to discuss a further reduction in the retail prices of edible oils amidst a continued fall in their global prices.
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262 lakh tonne wheat procured so far in 2022-23 benefiting 21.27 lakh farm
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
About 21.27 lakh farmers have already benefited from the ongoing wheat procurement operations with Minimum Support Price (MSP) worth Rs 47,000 crores.
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