Tag: Ministry of Consumer Affairs

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Government launched Bharat Dal phase two

Government launched Bharat Dal phase two

In this phase, 3 lakh tons of Chana stock from the price stabilization buffer will...

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Government Sets Higher Paddy and Millet Procurement Targets for Kharif Marketing Season 2024-25

Government Sets Higher Paddy and Millet Procurement Targets for Kharif Marketing Season 2024-25

Paddy procurement target for the Kharif crop has been fixed at 485 lakh metric tonnes...

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Government Expands Price Monitoring to 16 More Commodities, Including Besan, Ghee and Banana

Government Expands Price Monitoring to 16 More Commodities, Including Besan, Ghee and Banana

Already 22 commodities were being covered under monitoring of daily prices. Now,...

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Government Imposes Stock Limits on Pulses to Curb Hoarding and Control Prices

Government Imposes Stock Limits on Pulses to Curb Hoarding and Control Prices

To prevent hoarding and control prices, the Central Government has imposed stock...

Agribusiness
Onion entangled in politics of Gujarat, Maharashtra; doubt over announcement of export exemption

Onion entangled in politics of Gujarat, Maharashtra; doubt over announcement of export exemption

With this announcement by the Central Government, it seemed that the farmers of...

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Govt asks traders to compulsorily provide wheat stock info

Govt asks traders to compulsorily provide wheat stock info

Acting cautiously with Lok Sabha elections perhaps in mind, the Centre on Friday...

Agribusiness
Wheat stock limit tightened for wholesalers, big chain retailers, processors

Wheat stock limit tightened for wholesalers, big chain retailers, processors

In a bid to curb hoarding and price rises, the Centre has tightened wheat stock...

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Masur output may hit new record at 16 lakh tonne this rabi season

Masur output may hit new record at 16 lakh tonne this rabi season

Masur (lentil) production is estimated to touch an all-time high of 16 lakh tonne...

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Sugar traders, retailers, wholesalers told to disclose stocks to curb hoarding

Sugar traders, retailers, wholesalers told to disclose stocks to curb hoarding

As a proactive measure to combat hoarding and speculation, the Government has directed...

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The price and procurement data of wheat raise questions on government's production estimates

The price and procurement data of wheat raise questions on government's production estimates

These measures for controlling the price of wheat would seem drastic since the government...

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Roller Flour Millers’ Federation estimates 102mn ton wheat production in the current rabi season

Roller Flour Millers’ Federation estimates 102mn ton wheat production in the current rabi season

A survey report prepared by Agri Watch on behalf Roller Flour Millers' Federation...

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FCI sells 9.2 LMT wheat in two days of e-auction

FCI sells 9.2 LMT wheat in two days of e-auction

Food Corporation of India has sold over nine lakh tonnes of wheat in two days of...

Opinion
Wheat weaving a story of farmers shrugging MSP, putting Govt in tight spot

Wheat weaving a story of farmers shrugging MSP, putting Govt in tight spot

The government seems to be desperate for a drop in wheat prices and expects that...

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FCI to adopt zero tolerance for corruption: Piyush Goyal

FCI to adopt zero tolerance for corruption: Piyush Goyal

Food Minister Piyush Goyal has warned that those involved in corrupt practices in...

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Centre rolls out free grain distribution to 81.35 cr NFSA beneficiaries

Centre rolls out free grain distribution to 81.35 cr NFSA beneficiaries

The government rolled out from New Year free food grain distribution to 81.35 crore...

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One Nation-One Ration Card has benefited the poor: Narendra Singh Tomar

One Nation-One Ration Card has benefited the poor: Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that...