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Minister Piyush Goyal appointed DPIFF CEO Abhishek Mishra into FCI, Minist
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Piyush Goyal, the Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, has appointed Abhishek Mishra, CEO of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF) as the Member of the Consul
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Centre imposes 20 pc export duty on non-Basmati rice
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday imposed a 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice, except for parboiled rice, to boost domestic supplies amid a fall in area under the paddy crop in the current Kharif season.
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Centre warns advertisers, broadcasters against misleading, surrogate ads
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Wednesday directed advertising agencies to ensure strict compliance of guidelines on surrogate advertisements.
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Garment industry given exemptions under Metrology rules to reduce complian
Updated : 3 years, 10 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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CCPA challenges Delhi HC's stay on service charge norms for hotels
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has moved an appeal in the Division Bench of Delhi High Court challenging the court's decision to stay the recent guidelines issued by the government, restraining the levy of service charge on food bills by
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India exports 100 LMT sugar in 2021-22; 35 LMT sugar diverted to Ethanol
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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CCPA issues 24 notices for unfair trade practices against e-commerce compa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued 24 notices for unfair trade practices against e-commerce companies, informed the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Wednesday.
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Bureau of Indian Standards established 1037 Standards Clubs in schools, co
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Bureau of Indian Standards has established 1037 Standards Clubs in schools and colleges across India in 2021-22, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution informed on Tuesday.
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448 notices served to e-commerce entities for violations of declaration du
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): As many as 448 notices were served to e-Commerce entities for violations of the declaration during the last one year and nine months and approx Rs 78 lakh penalty was charged from companies as compounding fees for violation of the declaration, the Ministry o
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Government says intervention helped cool off prices of onion, tomato
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The all-India retail price of tomato has registered a 29 per cent decline over the last month as arrivals of the staple vegetable into the mandis improved with the onset of monsoon rains, a Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution state
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Govt directs edible oil firms to cut prices by Rs 15 with immediate effect
Updated : 3 years, 12 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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Hotels, restaurants can't force customers to pay service charge; CCPA issu
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued guidelines for "preventing unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights" with regard to levying of service charge in hotels and restaurants.
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