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, […]
The central government has cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to nil per tonne from Rs 4,100. As per a government notification, this will be effective from Tuesday. Meanwhile, the government left the windfall tax on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel at zero. The taxes are revised on a fortnightly basis according to […]
The internet is buzzing all around with just one word – ONDC. Content creators, influencers, general public … they are all talking about ONDC and how it is ready to take on Food delivery apps like Swiggy and Zomato and save big bucks for the consumers. So what is the hype around ONDC? While the […]
The decline in the price of edible oil should be passed on to consumers expeditiously, said Department of Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sanjeev Chopra during a meeting with the leading industry representatives here on Thursday. The international prices of imported edible oils are on a downward trend which gives a positive scenario to the […]
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the ‘Food Street Project’ to develop 100 healthy and hygienic food streets across the country with senior officers of the Health Ministry and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), an official statement said. As per the statement, the aim of this project is […]
