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Edible oil to drop down by Rs 10-12/litre within a week: sources
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): As edible oil prices are slashed down globally, the prices in India will come down by Rs. 10 to Rs. 12 per litre, said sources on Wednesday.
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Odisha declared as Top Performer in State Start-up Ranking 2021 by DPIIT
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): Odisha has been declared as Top Performer in State Start-up Ranking 2021 by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, a
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Hotels, restaurants can't force customers to pay service charge; CCPA issu
Updated : 3 years, 8 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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National conference on food, nutrition security to be held on July 5
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution wil organize a one-day national conference on food and nutrition security in India on July 5 in Delhi.
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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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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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One Nation One Ration Card scheme implemented in all 36 states, UTs
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Assam too has implemented the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme. With this, the ONORC plan is successfully implemented in all 36 states and Union Territories, making food security portable throughout the country.
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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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Centre sets target to distribute fortified rice in 291 districts by 2023
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Under the rice fortification programme, the Central Government is planning to distribute Fortified Rice through the Public Distribution System (PDS) in as many as 291 districts of the country by March 2023, the secretary of the Department of Food and Public
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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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