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India Pavilion crosses 800K footfall milestone
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], January 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): The India Pavilion, one of the largest and most visited pavilions at EXPO2020 Dubai, has crossed 8 lakh footfalls milestone. The Pavilion was inaugurated by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Dis
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About 759 lakh MT food grains provided to states, UTs under PMGKAY so far:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution allocated about 759 lakh MT foodgrains to states and union territories so far for distribution to around 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY).
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Karnataka: Police seizes 78 quintals of illegally transported PDS rice
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], January 7 (ANI): The police on Thursday seized 78 quintals of Public Distribution System (PDS) rice, which was being illegally transported in a truck near Buland Pravas Colony, Kalaburagi.
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India Pavilion rings in 2022 with 7 lakh visitors
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], January 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): The India Pavilion, one of the largest and most visited pavilions at EXPO2020 Dubai welcomed the new year in style as it crossed 7 lakh footfalls since its opening. The Pavilion was inaugurated by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Co
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Major edible oil companies have slashed edible oil prices by Rs 30-40: Foo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Major edible oil companies have cut the maximum retail price (MRP) of their products by Rs 30 to 40 to provide relief for the people troubled by the increased prices, said Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution.
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Centre issues order imposing stock limits on Soya meal to cool down domest
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): The Government of India issued an order imposing stock limits on soya meal on Thursday for a period till June 30, 2022, in a bid to cool down the domestic prices of soya meal.
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Procurement of paddy, rice from Telangana increases threefold: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that procurement of paddy and rice from Telangana has increased threefold in the past five years.
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Piyush Goyal inaugurates Packaged Drinking Water Testing Facility at NTH G
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Packaged Drinking Water Test Facility at the National Test House (NTH) in Ghaziabad on Sunday, said an official release.
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Over 5 lakhs complaints registed against e-commerce companies between Apri
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): A total of 5,12,919 complaints pertaining to e-commerce have been registered in the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) from April 2019 to November 2021, said Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ashwini Kumar Choubey.
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EXPO2020 India Pavilion pride of every Indian: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], December 17 (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 today said that the India Pavilion at EXPO2020 Dubai is a matter of pride for all
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BIS launches scheme for recognition of SDO's as umbrella organization for
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that a number of government organizations have applied to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
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4.28 cr bogus ration cards cancelled during 2014-2021
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), December 10 (ANI): The government has cancelled 4.28 crore bogus ration cards during 2014-21, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said on Friday.
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