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Department of Food, Public Distribution develops roadmap for rollo
Updated : 6 days, 19 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution has developed a roadmap to roll out Online Storage Management (OSM) in the country, which aims to put in place a single source of information for food grains stored in the country for the central pool through
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging mandatory BIS
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre on a petition seeking direction to quash the Rule 2 (2) of the 'Lead Stabilizer in Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes and Fittings Rules, 2021' enacted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate C
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About 759 lakh MT food grains provided to states, UTs under PMGKAY
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day 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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Centre notifies new rules for enhancing consumer protection
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday notified rules for Consumer Protection (Jurisdiction of the District Commission, the State Commission and the National Commission) Rules, 2021.
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Centre issues order imposing stock limits on Soya meal to cool dow
Updated : 1 month 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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Prices of tomatoes down by 13 pc in last one week, 24 pc in past o
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): The price of tomatoes came down in all the major cities of the country in comparison to the corresponding price registered last one week and month.
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BIS launches scheme for recognition of SDO's as umbrella organizat
Updated : 1 month, 1 week 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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About 18.17 lakh farmers receive MSP benefit worth over Rs 57,000
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): As the paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at minimum support price (MSP) from farmers, as was done in previous years, about 18.17 lakh farmers have been benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 57,032.03 crore, i
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FCI records all-time high wheat procurement of 433.44 lakh MT
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 24 (ANI): The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has recorded an all-time high wheat procurement of 433.44 lakh MT, recording an 11 per cent increase over last year's procurement, informed the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on W
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5 e-commerce entities under Central Consumer Protection Authority'
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notice to five e-commerce entities offering for sale pressure cookers in violation of compulsory Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Standards, informed Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Pub
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Centre spreads awareness among women in UP's Varanasi on nutrition
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) on Friday organized a one-day awareness programme among women on nutrition and fortified rice under "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.
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Stability in retail prices of pulses achieved on account of pre-em
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has said that the stability in the retail prices of pulses have substantially stabilized in the past five months and this has been achieved on account of pre-emptive and proactive measure
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