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Central Consumer Protection Authority takes action on violations of consum
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) under the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has taken strong action on violations of consumer rights. In a run-up to the festive season, CCPA took st
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Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to impose stock limit on edible oils, sa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to issue a notification for setting the stock limits on edible oil, informed Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary of Food and Public Distribution Department on Monday.
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Centre writes to states again to ensure reduction in edible oil prices
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) will be meeting all states and Union Territories on Monday through video conferencing to review the action taken on the stock limit order on edible oil prices.
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Govt procures paddy worth Rs 11,099 crore in Kharif marketing season
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Over 56.62 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been procured in the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 up to 17 October 2021, said the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday.
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Prices of Onion, Tomato and Potato cheaper than last year: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], October 17 (ANI): The Department of Consumer Affairs has taken up calibrated and targeted release of onions from the buffer on First-in-First-Out (FIFO) principle commenced from last week of August 2021 guided by the twin objectives of moderating prices and ensuring minim
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Centre directs states to reduce prices of Edible Oils post import duty red
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday has directed the states to ensure that the prices of Edible Oils are brought down to commensurate levels in line with the import duty reductions.
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Central govt scraps customs duty on crude palm, soy, sunflower oil
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Centre has scrapped customs duty on crude varieties of palm, soybean, and sunflower oil, the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal informed on Wednesday.
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Odisha CM seeks PM Modi's intervention over issues relating to paddy procu
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 10 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday sought intervention by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to issue a direction to the Department of Food and Public Distribution to accept estimated surplus parboiled rice from the state for
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Centre imposes stock limits on edible oils to soften prices in domestic ma
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution in a landmark decision has imposed stock limits on Edible Oils and Oilseeds to soften the prices of edible oils in the domestic market for a period up to March 31, 2022, informed the Ministry of Consumer Affa
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Dubai's Emaar enthusiastic about India, need to ramp up systems to match i
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], October 2 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that he had a meeting with officials of Emaar, a UAE-based multinational real estate development company, and said enthusiasm to invest in India was phenomenal and beyond his expectation.
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India, UAE review progress towards Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agre
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], October 2 (ANI): India and the UAE on Saturday reviewed progress towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the two countries and held discussions on exploring mutually beneficial methods to facilitate further investment from UAE sovereign investment entit
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Piyush Goyal welcomes the world to participate in India's golden growth st
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [United Arab Emirates], October 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): At a time when the whole world is coming together to recover from the pandemic and bring growth back on track, a resurgent India is ready to take on the responsibility of being the frontrunner in this revival process, said Minister of C
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