Karnataka Defends Rs 8 Per Litre Milk Price Hike, Cites Farmers’ Interests
Karnataka defends Rs 8 per litre milk price hike, saying Rs 7 will go to farmers amid drought, declining milk production and rising costs
Consumer
Government
Government
Manufacturing
Cotton Imports Remain Duty-Free For Two More Months
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 31, 2026
The two-month extension allows textile manufacturers to import cotton without basic customs duty and Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess amid domestic supply concerns and rising import dependence
Government
Karnataka Hikes Milk Price By Rs 8 Per Litre From 1 November
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 30, 2026
The revision includes Rs 7 per litre for milk producers and Re 1 for cooperatives, taking farmers’ total receipts, including the existing government incentive, to Rs 47 per litre
Economy
Government
UPI Could See 10% Value, 4% Volume Decline As MDR Changes Payment
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 5, 2026
UPI transaction value could decline 10 per cent and volumes 4 per cent as a 0.4 per cent MDR on payments above Rs 2,000 reshapes consumer payment choices
Government
‘Mother’s Milk Is Best’: Maharashtra FDA Orders Warning On Infant Food
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- September 29, 2026
The directive requires manufacturers of packaged supplementary foods and cereals for children up to two years to display the prescribed breastfeeding warning prominently
Food
Government
Centre Slashes Sugar Dealer Stock Limit To 2,000 Quintals
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- September 1, 2026
Centre cuts sugar dealer stock limit to 2,000 quintals from 15 September after physical checks find excess holdings and irregularities
Government
Gold, Silver Duty Cut Under Government Consideration: Report
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- August 31, 2026
Government reviews gold and silver duties amid import concerns, with industry seeking lower levies to support formal trade
Consumer
Government
Maharashtra FDA Suspends Blinkit Licence, Seizes Reliance Retail Food Stock
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- August 11, 2026
Maharashtra FDA suspends Blinkit’s Malad West food licence over hygiene violations and seizes kaju katli stock from a Reliance Retail outlet in Buldhana
Consumer
Government
Government Explores Ethanol Cooking Fuel To Cut LPG Import Dependence
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- August 10, 2026
The move could help reduce LPG import dependence while creating an additional use for surplus domestic ethanol capacity
Government
Food Processing PLI Draws Rs 9,207 Cr, Creates 3.35 Lakh Jobs
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- July 23, 2026
The food processing PLI scheme has attracted Rs 9,207 crore in investments and created around 3.35 lakh jobs, exceeding its investment and employment targets, the Centre informed Parliament.