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Telangana: Vigilance officials seize Rs 2.50 lakh worth of illegally store
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Acting on credible information, vigilance officials from the Ramachandrapuram Unit seized Rs 2.50 lakh worth of illegally stored Public Distribution System (PDS) rice in Telangana's Nizamabad district.
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BIS establishes a new environment and ecology department to advance standa
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
This department will focus on the standardisation of the issues related to the environment and ecology.
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Telangana: Vigilance officials seize illegally stored PDS rice worth Rs 1.
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a prompt operation on Monday, the Vigilance and Enforcement officials of the Nalgonda unit seized 5.5 tonnes of Public Distribution System rice at Chittapuram village, on the outskirts of Valigonda Mandal in Yadadri Bhongir District.
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States can buy FCI rice without participating in e-auction at Rs 2,800/100
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi announced on Thursday that grain-deficient states can directly purchase from Food Corporation of India (FCI) under the open market sales without participating in the e-auction starting today.
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Government to monitor 16 additional commodities under Price Monitoring Fro
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The government has included 16 additional commodities under price monitoring from August 1, 2024, announced the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, while launching Version 4.0 of the Price Monitoring System (PMS) Mobile App in the national capita
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National consumer helpline upgraded to simplify filing complaints before l
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
upgraded NCH is accessible to everyone in the country and supports 17 languages, including Hindi, English, and several regional languages. People can call the toll-free number 1915 or use various methods like WhatsApp, SMS, email, the NCH app, the web portal, or the Umang app to register the
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Government plans test run to make ration shops more efficient
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Aiming to improve the viability of 60 FPS, this study is being organised across Hyderabad, Ghaziabad, Jaipur and Ahmedabad.
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MP cabinet approves implementation of Smart-Public Distribution System
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has approved the implementation of Smart-PDS (Scheme for Modernization and Reforms through Technology in Public Distribution System)
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DMDK to stage state-wide protests in Tamil Nadu on July 25 against power t
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The party said that the protest is against the electricity bill hike, the "non-availability" of essential items in the public distribution system in the state and also against the Karnataka government's refusal to comply with the Cauvery water management authority's direction.
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Urad prices soften as rainfall boosts sowing area under Kharif crops
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
According to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, this positive trend is supported by good rainfall, which has significantly enhanced the sowing area for Urad. As of July 5, the area sown for Urad reached 5.37 lakh hectares, a notable increase from 3.67 lakh hectar
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Kharif sowing area to soar by 27 per cent, gains in tomato and potato sign
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
According to a press release by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, this increase comes amidst a favourable monsoon season and timely rains that have boosted the prospects for several kharif crops, including onions, tomatoes, and potatoes.
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FCI procures 266 lakh MT of wheat in Rabi season, 4 lakh MT more than last
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has procured 266 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat during the current Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2024-25. Last year, FCI procured 262 LMT of wheat during the same season.
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