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Stock Limits Imposed On Soyameal Till June 2022 To Check Price Rise
The government also notified an order under the Essential Commodities Act to declare 'soya meal' as an essential commodity up to June 30, 2022
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Covid Pandemic: Government Caps Price Of Oxygen Concentrators To Prevent Hoarding
Government has capped the trade margin on price of oxygen concentrators to up to 70 per cent.
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Onion, Potato No Longer 'Essential Commodities', As Parliament Amends Law
Parliament today passed a bill to remove cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities.
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Essential Commodities Act Amended Due To Rise In Volume Of Commodities: Minister
The Essential Commodities Act is being amended as there has been a rise in the volume of commodities, according to JP Nadda, BJP National President who added that the farmers are being misled by middle-men and vested interests about reforms.
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Congress To Challenge Essential Commodities Act In Court: Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the state Congress will challenge the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020 in the court of law.
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Police Lathicharge Haryana Farmers Protesting Against 3 Farm Ordinances
Hundreds of farmers protesting against three farm-related ordinances of the central government were lathicharged by the police in Haryana's Kurukshetra a day after they ignored the state and district administration's warnings and marched towards a rally ground. Farmers from across the state, who were headed to the Pipli protest ground in trucks, we...
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Cabinet Amends Essential Commodities Act; Deregulates Multiple Food Items
The agriculture minister said the amendment will allay fears of private investors of excessive regulatory interference
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Moving To One Nation, One Market: Prakash Javadekar On Agricultural Reforms' Meet
A tweak to the Essential Commodities Act, dubbed "historic" by the government, was approved by the Union Cabinet today.
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Reforms To Help Farmers Earn More, 1 Lakh Crore For Agri Infrastructure
The government will provide Rs 1 lakh crore to fund agriculture infrastructure projects, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. It will also amend the Essential Commodities Act to ease restrictions on trade of farm products and enable better prices for farmers, she said in her third set of announcements on the mega economic stimulus to...
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Reforms In Essential Commodities Act, Announces Nirmala Sitharaman: Highlights
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the third tranche of Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus which attempts to soften the blow of the coronavirus and the lockdown on the economy. Today's announcements focused on agriculture and allied activities. She has already unveiled two tranches of measures - Day 1 focused on small busines...
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COVID-19 Lockdown: Centre Asks States To Enforce Tough Law Against Hoarding, Black Marketing With Jail Up To 7 Years
The Centre has asked the states and the union territories to invoke a stringent law to punish those indulging in hoarding and black marketing of essential commodities, saying such acts can't be ruled out due to the loss of production and labour crisis in the wake of the nationwide lockdown.
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Sunday Off For Petrol Pumps Could Invoke Essential Commodities Act
The threat by petroleum dealers to shut down pumps on Sundays will be dealt with according to measures necessary to maintain supplies of essential commodities, the Centre said today.
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To Fight Price Rise Government To 'Fix' Prices of Pulses, Sugar
In order to check inflation, the government has amended the metrology rules which would allow it to fix retail prices of essential commodities like pulses and sugar in extra-ordinary situations. Under the present system, retail prices are fixed by market forces, leaving very little room for the government to check undue spike in prices.
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Centre Had Advised Maharashtra Government in Advance on Pulse Price Rise
The Centre had issued a string of advisories to the Maharashtra government earlier this year about the need to take steps on granting exemption on stock-holding limits to check price rise of pulses, a state official has said.
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2 Delhi Petrol Pumps Challaned in a Surprise Check
Two petrol pumps in Delhi have been challaned for discrepancies in measurement in dispensing of petrolum products during a crackdown against supply of adulterated petrol and diesel by the Delhi government.
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Stock Limits Imposed On Soyameal Till June 2022 To Check Price Rise
The government also notified an order under the Essential Commodities Act to declare 'soya meal' as an essential commodity up to June 30, 2022
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Covid Pandemic: Government Caps Price Of Oxygen Concentrators To Prevent Hoarding
Government has capped the trade margin on price of oxygen concentrators to up to 70 per cent.
-
Onion, Potato No Longer 'Essential Commodities', As Parliament Amends Law
Parliament today passed a bill to remove cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities.
-
Essential Commodities Act Amended Due To Rise In Volume Of Commodities: Minister
The Essential Commodities Act is being amended as there has been a rise in the volume of commodities, according to JP Nadda, BJP National President who added that the farmers are being misled by middle-men and vested interests about reforms.
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Congress To Challenge Essential Commodities Act In Court: Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the state Congress will challenge the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020 in the court of law.
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Police Lathicharge Haryana Farmers Protesting Against 3 Farm Ordinances
Hundreds of farmers protesting against three farm-related ordinances of the central government were lathicharged by the police in Haryana's Kurukshetra a day after they ignored the state and district administration's warnings and marched towards a rally ground. Farmers from across the state, who were headed to the Pipli protest ground in trucks, we...
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Cabinet Amends Essential Commodities Act; Deregulates Multiple Food Items
The agriculture minister said the amendment will allay fears of private investors of excessive regulatory interference
-
Moving To One Nation, One Market: Prakash Javadekar On Agricultural Reforms' Meet
A tweak to the Essential Commodities Act, dubbed "historic" by the government, was approved by the Union Cabinet today.
-
Reforms To Help Farmers Earn More, 1 Lakh Crore For Agri Infrastructure
The government will provide Rs 1 lakh crore to fund agriculture infrastructure projects, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. It will also amend the Essential Commodities Act to ease restrictions on trade of farm products and enable better prices for farmers, she said in her third set of announcements on the mega economic stimulus to...
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Reforms In Essential Commodities Act, Announces Nirmala Sitharaman: Highlights
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the third tranche of Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus which attempts to soften the blow of the coronavirus and the lockdown on the economy. Today's announcements focused on agriculture and allied activities. She has already unveiled two tranches of measures - Day 1 focused on small busines...
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COVID-19 Lockdown: Centre Asks States To Enforce Tough Law Against Hoarding, Black Marketing With Jail Up To 7 Years
The Centre has asked the states and the union territories to invoke a stringent law to punish those indulging in hoarding and black marketing of essential commodities, saying such acts can't be ruled out due to the loss of production and labour crisis in the wake of the nationwide lockdown.
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Sunday Off For Petrol Pumps Could Invoke Essential Commodities Act
The threat by petroleum dealers to shut down pumps on Sundays will be dealt with according to measures necessary to maintain supplies of essential commodities, the Centre said today.
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To Fight Price Rise Government To 'Fix' Prices of Pulses, Sugar
In order to check inflation, the government has amended the metrology rules which would allow it to fix retail prices of essential commodities like pulses and sugar in extra-ordinary situations. Under the present system, retail prices are fixed by market forces, leaving very little room for the government to check undue spike in prices.
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Centre Had Advised Maharashtra Government in Advance on Pulse Price Rise
The Centre had issued a string of advisories to the Maharashtra government earlier this year about the need to take steps on granting exemption on stock-holding limits to check price rise of pulses, a state official has said.
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2 Delhi Petrol Pumps Challaned in a Surprise Check
Two petrol pumps in Delhi have been challaned for discrepancies in measurement in dispensing of petrolum products during a crackdown against supply of adulterated petrol and diesel by the Delhi government.
