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Farm And Processed Food Exports Rose 23% In April-January Of Current Fiscal
Agricultural and processed food products exports rose 23 per cent to $19.7 million during April-January 2021-22
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Government Cuts Crude Palm Oil Duty, Removes Import Restriction On Palmolein
In order to bring relief to consumers and reduce edible oil prices, the Centre has cut the duty on crude palm oil (CPO) by 5 per cent.
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Ministry Scraps Order Threatening To Sack Absentees Amid COVID-19
A controversial order by the food ministry threatening officers and staff with sacking for not showing up at work amid the coronavirus crisis will be withdrawn, Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today.
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Centre Consults Large Corporates, MSMEs To Slay Slowdown
Besides, Goyal will meet representatives from aviation, road, textiles, food processing, renewable energy, tourism and mining industries along with these sector's concerned ministries. "It's a two-pronged strategy, whereby, we are trying to understand and address the issues being faced by corporates in expanding operations and enhancing their inves...
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Wholesale Inflation At 4.64% In November, Lowest Since August
Double-digit inflation in fuel and power was offset by easing food prices in November, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said.
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Amazon’s FDI Proposal in Food Retail to Be Cleared ‘Soon’: Badal
The government had received investment proposals from Amazon, Grofers, and Big Basket worth $695 million (approximately Rs. 4,472 crores) for retail of food products.
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Rising Food Prices Push Up Consumer Inflation To 3.65% In February
Wholesale prices also rose by a more-than-expected 6.55 per cent in February year on year, compared with a 0.85 per cent fall a year ago, driven by fuel and food prices, according to separate data released earlier by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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FDI In Food: Government May Permit Foreign Firms To Import Ingredients, Says Report
The government is expected to permit foreign companies to import certain key ingredients like flavours and preservatives under a proposal to allow 100 per cent FDI in the food processing sector.
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Arun Jaitley Announces Steps to Check Rising Food Prices
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday convened a high-level meeting to discuss issues related to price rise of essential commodities. The government is monitoring prices of 22 commodities and a price increase in 4-5 commodities has been noticed, he said.
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CCEA to consider hiking import duty on edible oils tomorrow
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is likely to consider tomorrow Agriculture Ministry's proposal of raising import duty on crude edible oil by 5 per cent to protect domestic industry and farmers.
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Sharad Pawar to meet PM on sugar, cotton export
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting today to deliberate on the objections raised by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar over the export of farm commodities such as sugar and cotton.
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Farm And Processed Food Exports Rose 23% In April-January Of Current Fiscal
Agricultural and processed food products exports rose 23 per cent to $19.7 million during April-January 2021-22
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Government Cuts Crude Palm Oil Duty, Removes Import Restriction On Palmolein
In order to bring relief to consumers and reduce edible oil prices, the Centre has cut the duty on crude palm oil (CPO) by 5 per cent.
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Ministry Scraps Order Threatening To Sack Absentees Amid COVID-19
A controversial order by the food ministry threatening officers and staff with sacking for not showing up at work amid the coronavirus crisis will be withdrawn, Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today.
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Centre Consults Large Corporates, MSMEs To Slay Slowdown
Besides, Goyal will meet representatives from aviation, road, textiles, food processing, renewable energy, tourism and mining industries along with these sector's concerned ministries. "It's a two-pronged strategy, whereby, we are trying to understand and address the issues being faced by corporates in expanding operations and enhancing their inves...
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Wholesale Inflation At 4.64% In November, Lowest Since August
Double-digit inflation in fuel and power was offset by easing food prices in November, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said.
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Amazon’s FDI Proposal in Food Retail to Be Cleared ‘Soon’: Badal
The government had received investment proposals from Amazon, Grofers, and Big Basket worth $695 million (approximately Rs. 4,472 crores) for retail of food products.
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Rising Food Prices Push Up Consumer Inflation To 3.65% In February
Wholesale prices also rose by a more-than-expected 6.55 per cent in February year on year, compared with a 0.85 per cent fall a year ago, driven by fuel and food prices, according to separate data released earlier by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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FDI In Food: Government May Permit Foreign Firms To Import Ingredients, Says Report
The government is expected to permit foreign companies to import certain key ingredients like flavours and preservatives under a proposal to allow 100 per cent FDI in the food processing sector.
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Arun Jaitley Announces Steps to Check Rising Food Prices
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday convened a high-level meeting to discuss issues related to price rise of essential commodities. The government is monitoring prices of 22 commodities and a price increase in 4-5 commodities has been noticed, he said.
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CCEA to consider hiking import duty on edible oils tomorrow
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is likely to consider tomorrow Agriculture Ministry's proposal of raising import duty on crude edible oil by 5 per cent to protect domestic industry and farmers.
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Sharad Pawar to meet PM on sugar, cotton export
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting today to deliberate on the objections raised by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar over the export of farm commodities such as sugar and cotton.
