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Open market sale of wheat to contain prices to begin on Feb 1
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution earlier this week announced it will offload 30 lakh tonnes of wheat from the central pool in the markets to contain domestic prices.
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Centre brings new endorsement guidelines for celebs, social media influenc
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
With the aim to protect the rights of consumers, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Friday released a guideline 'Endorsements Know-hows!' for celebrities and social media influencers.
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Centre rolls out new integrated food security scheme for 2023
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Under the scheme, the government will provide free foodgrains to all NFSA beneficiaries namely Antyodaya Ann Yojana (AAY) households and Priority Household (PHH) persons for one year through the wide network of 5.33 lakh fair price shops across the country, according to the statement of the
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Centre extends support to Indian farmers for production of pulses and impo
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Department of Consumer Affairs will take all necessary steps to support Indian farmers in producing more pulses, the ministry further said.
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Govt says sufficient foodgrain stocks under central pool
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a statement from the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, about 159 lakh million tonne (lmt) of wheat will be available as on January 1, 2023, which is well above the buffer norm requirement of 138 lmt of January 1. As on December 12 2022, around 182 lmt o
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States, UTs to explore additional revenue streams to raise financial viabi
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
One of the best practices on FPS transformation was demonstrated by the secretary, the government of Tamil Nadu, highlighting multiple initiatives undertaken such as selling of commodities, minor millets, grocery items, ISO certification of FPSs during his presentation, according to an offic
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Stakeholders agree to phased roll-out of uniform chargers for devices
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ministry of Consumer Affairs has also decided to form a sub-group to examine the feasibility of uniform charging ports for wearables. The sub-group will include representatives from industry bodies and educational institutions.
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Govt comes out with guidelines for ethanol production from sugar, grain-ba
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
These guidelines pertain to the production of ethanol by sugar mills and distilleries from B-Hy, C-Hy molasses, sugarcane juice, sugar and sugar syrup, foodgrains such as maize, broken rice, surplus rice, sourced from Food Corporation of India, etc, and the mechanism to identify the quantity
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Edible oils register a sharp decline in prices: Food Ministry
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Various measures like reduction in import duties and cess on pulses, rationalisation of tariff, imposition of stock limits on edible oils and oilseeds, buffer stock maintenance of onion and pulses have all helped in restraining the soaring commodity prices due to pandemic-induced, supply-dem
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Govt allows sugar exports of up to 6 mt for 2022-23
Updated : 3 months ago IST
A statement from the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution on Sunday said as another measure to balance the price stability of sugar in the country and the financial positions of sugar mills in the country, based on initial estimates of sugarcane production, the governme
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National Lok Adalat to be held on November 12
Updated : 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): National Lok Adalat will be held on November 12, 2022 across the country to dispose of pending cases through settlement, said the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Thursday.
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Defying trend, prices of essential commodities, including edible oils, wit
Updated : 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): The price of important commodities, especially edible oils, reported a drop in September this year compared to prior years due to the series of proactive and preventative actions implemented by the government to increase domestic availability and stabilise
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