Airfares have dropped on several routes after Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia asked airlines to rein them and as a result of this intervention, domestic airfares have declined by up to 60 per cent. “As a result of this intervention, prices have seen up to 60 per cent decline. This is being monitored daily by the […]
Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Tuesday held a video conference with food secretaries of all states and discussed ways to benefit citizens by cooling down of wheat prices. The meeting comes a day after the centre imposed stock limits on wheat applicable to wholesalers, traders, retailers, big chain retailers and processors; and […]
The Minister of State for Foreign Trade of UAE, Thani Al Zeyoudi on Monday said that the trade ties between New Delhi and Abu Dhabi have proliferated following the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). “Trade ties with India have grown very rapidly following CEPA. There are several areas where we are looking to provide a […]
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced to set up an oil factory, with a production capacity of 20,000 metric tonnes, in Kurukshetra in order to give relief to agitating sunflower farmers. The CM said that Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED) is buying sunflower seeds from farmers at Rs 4800 […]
The Railways achieved a freight loading of 134 million tonnes (MT) in May 2023, showing an improvement of 2 per cent over last year’s freight loading of 131 MT for the same period, stated the Ministry of Railways. “Freight revenue of Rs. 14641.83 crores have been achieved in May 2023 against Rs 14083.86 crore freight […]
The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is trying to expand the transport services as well as to increase the income of the transport department, an official statement said on Wednesday. In this sequence, against the target of Rs 12,672 crore set for the financial year 2023-2024, the department achieved Rs 1656.51 […]
In a bid to bridge the digital divide among micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), has fixed its visions on transforming the B2B space in India. With less than one million out of almost 100 million MSMEs currently engaging in digital transactions, ONDC gears toward unlocking the extensive potential […]
A meeting was held Friday between the food department and the leading edible oil industry representatives in India to discuss a further reduction in the retail prices of edible oils amidst a continued fall in their global prices. This is the second meeting the Department of Food and Public Distribution convened within a month with […]
The Indian government is going big on the agriculture sector with its recent announcement of bringing a policy for the world’s biggest foodgrain storage scheme under the cooperative societies sector. On the other hand, it has announced the formation of 1,100 new Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in the cooperative sector. The development is one of […]
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala will launch the sixth phase of Sagar Parikrama on Monday in Andaman. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said, “Over the past 75 years, the sector has transformed with a 22-fold increase in fish production. From a mere 7.5 lakh tons in 1950-51, […]
