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Ethanol distillation capacities likely to be doubled by 2025, says Centre
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): It is likely that ethanol distillation capacities in the country would be more than doubled by 2025 and India would be able to achieve 20 per cent blending target, said Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary of the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD).
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Centre urges Delhi govt for resumption of ePoS devices in all fair price s
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Tuesday wrote to the chief secretary of Delhi Government for 'resumption of ePoS (electronic point of sale) devices in all fair price shops of Delhi'.
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Wheat procured at all-time high MSP value of Rs 81,196 crore during curren
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Wheat procured is at an all-time high with a minimum support price (MSP) value of Rs 81,196 crore during the current Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2021-22, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution informed on Thursday.
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55 cr beneficiaries received food grains in May under PMGKAY-III
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): As many as 55 crore beneficiaries received food grains in May and around 2.6 crore beneficiaries in June under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana-III, informed Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, on Thursday.
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Centre urges states, UTs to ensure coverage of economically weakest sectio
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday issued an advisory to all the states and union territories to launch a special drive to issue ration cards to the most vulnerable and economically weaker sections of the population amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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India Pulses and Grains Association urges Government to assuage fear of tr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI/Hunk Golden and Media): India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for the pulses trade and industry in India, today held a press conference to draw the attention of the Government towards the effects on the trade following the instru
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Wheat procurement reaches all time high benefiting 44.12 lakh farmers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): While 12.70 per cent more wheat was procured in comparison to last year corresponding period, paddy procurement also reached at all time high level, surpassing previous high of 773.45 LMT in KMS 2019-20.
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406.76 LMT wheat procured against last year corresponding purchase of 360.
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday informed that the wheat procurement in the ongoing season has an all-time high of 406.76 LMT worth Rs 80,334 crore, in the ongoing season as of May 30, exceeding the previous record of 3
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Centre holds meeting to ensure availability of edible oil at reasonable pr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Central government on Monday held a meeting with all stake holders to discuss ways and means to address the issue of stability of edible oil prices.
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17 pc more wheat procured this year than last year
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The government procured 17 per cent more wheat this season as compared to the corresponding purchase last year, said the Centre.
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Centre asks States/UTs to monitor prices of pulses on weekly basis, direct
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Central government on Monday asked the States/UTs to direct all the stockholders, millers, traders and importers to declare the stocks of pulses while requesting to monitor the prices of pulses on a weekly basis.
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Centre asks States/UTs to keep Fair Price Shops open for longer duration f
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): In view of ongoing lock-down in some states and Union Territories (UTs), the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution issued an advisory to all states/UTs to keep the Fair Price Shops o
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