West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and UAE State Minister for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi on Friday held discussions to boost trade relations and exports from West Bengal to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). West Bengal CM Banerjee is on a visit to Dubai as she concluded her Spain visit. According to […]
The Government of India has taken proactive measures to ensure the stable retail price of sugar in the country by issuing orders that mandate weekly stock disclosures of sugar by Traders/Wholesalers, Retailers, Big Chain Retailers, and Sugar Processors. This initiative aims to combat hoarding and curb speculative practices in the sugar market, read the Ministry […]
To give Delhi’s signature markets global exposure, a virtual market called ‘Delhi Bazaar’ is being created. The virtual marketplace will bring together all the popular stores in Delhi on a single platform. The government will promote the ‘Delhi Bazaar’ portal, allowing anyone from anywhere in the world to visit, virtually explore Delhi’s markets, and purchase […]
The government has reduced the permissible wheat stock for traders, wholesalers and large-scale retailers to 2,000 tonnes from 3,000 tonnes, with immediate effect. The move aims to curb the rise in prices, according to Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary of Food and Public Distribution. However, Processors can maintain the same quantity of stock as earlier. Chopra emphasised […]
Leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland will set up an electric bus manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in this regard between Ashok Leyland and the Uttar Pradesh government at a programme organised in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday. Under the MoU, Ashok Leyland will […]
A review meeting was convened for the North Zone States and Union Territories to encourage greater utilisation of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP). It was chaired by Sumita Dawra, Special Secretary (Logistics), DPIIT, in virtual mode. The meeting witnessed active participation from States and Union Territories– Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, […]
Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Goa Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant, on Thursday unveiled the Goa Chavath e-Bazaar, listing products by local women entrepreneurs and self-help groups on ‘Swiggy Minis’ as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with online delivery platform, Swiggy. The delivery platform entered into an agreement with the Goa government on Thursday […]
The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) in India has lauded the Government’s prompt actions, leading to a substantial availability of sugar at reasonable prices across the country. While speaking to ANI, Secretary of DFPD, Sanjeev Chopra informed that as the current Sugar Season (Oct-Sep) 2022-23 approaches its end on 30 September 2023, India […]
Amid the uproar over the removal of customs duty on apples imported from the US, the Commerce Ministry has clarified that the decision would not impact local players. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Peeyush Kumar, Additional Secretary, Commerce Ministry said that the government has sufficient policy space to support growers if there is any […]
Hours after saying he was of the view that an additional GST must be imposed on the sale of diesel cars, Union Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari clarified that no such proposal currently under active consideration by the central government. “There is an urgent need to clarify media reports suggesting an additional 10 per cent […]
