Ration Rates

A recent study shows that children who experienced sugar rationing during WWII were less likely to develop diabetes and hypertension later in life. Conducted by researchers at the University of Southern California, the findings suggest that sugar restriction during early developmental years can have significant long-term health benefits. The study ...

It happened during the ration task where contestants were asked to rate their fellow housemates on a scale of 1 to 5

The viral video shows a man arriving at a ration depot in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, and picking up sacks of wheat, pulses and rice

The Centre has suggested the Delhi government to implement the doorstep ration delivery scheme on a pilot basis as there is no clarity on many fronts, including rates at which wheat flour and packaged foodgrains will be distributed.

Raising critical objections to the Delhi government's doorstep ration delivery scheme, Union Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey on Wednesday said 72 lakh ration card holders in the national capital may end up buying foodgrains at a higher rate than Rs 1-3 per kg fixed under a central law if the proposed scheme is implemented.

SBI minimum balance 2020: SBI on Wednesday announced waiving maintenance of average monthly balance (AMB) requirement for all savings bank account holders.

The real estate industry is pinning its hopes on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to rationalize the GST rate applicable to it.

India slashed tax rates on some goods and services just days ahead of the country's budget, as it continues to rationalize its six-month-old regime to ease the pain for businesses hit by its chaotic roll out.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government today announced a "tax-free" budget featuring a rationalized Value Added Tax or VAT structure that could bring down the prices of green cars, snacks, clothes and footwear in Delhi. "We had promised lowest VAT rates in the country, that process has been started today," said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has promised a rational tax rate for individuals and lowering of corporate tax to 25 per cent flat in four years beginning next fiscal year along with removal of exemptions except those that encourage individual savings.

It's been a week since people of Katihar's Labha, a village about 300 kilometers from Patna, has boycotted 45-year-old Mohd Akhtar and his family. Mr Akhtar runs a Fair Price Shop which is responsible for distributing essential grains at subsidised rates under the government's Public Distribution System.

The Food Ministry is likely to notify this week its decision to give freedom to mills to sell sugar in the open market and removing their obligation to supply the sweetener at subsidised rates for ration shops.

Borrowers could see better days ahead after the Reserve Bank lowered its key policy rate for the first time in nine months on Tuesday. The central bank also unexpectedly reduced the Cash Reserve Ration, a move that will inject Rs 18,000 crore into the banking system. Most bankers said they will past the benefits of cheaper funds to end users.

The government is likely to raise the levy price of sugar -- the rate at which it buys the sweetener from mills to sell through ration shops -- by over Rs 2 to about Rs 22 per kg for the current year.

To protect BPL families from possible price rise, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for selling imported pulses and edible oil at subsidised rates through ration shops.

A recent study shows that children who experienced sugar rationing during WWII were less likely to develop diabetes and hypertension later in life. Conducted by researchers at the University of Southern California, the findings suggest that sugar restriction during early developmental years can have significant long-term health benefits. The study ...

It happened during the ration task where contestants were asked to rate their fellow housemates on a scale of 1 to 5

The viral video shows a man arriving at a ration depot in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, and picking up sacks of wheat, pulses and rice

The Centre has suggested the Delhi government to implement the doorstep ration delivery scheme on a pilot basis as there is no clarity on many fronts, including rates at which wheat flour and packaged foodgrains will be distributed.

Raising critical objections to the Delhi government's doorstep ration delivery scheme, Union Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey on Wednesday said 72 lakh ration card holders in the national capital may end up buying foodgrains at a higher rate than Rs 1-3 per kg fixed under a central law if the proposed scheme is implemented.

SBI minimum balance 2020: SBI on Wednesday announced waiving maintenance of average monthly balance (AMB) requirement for all savings bank account holders.

The real estate industry is pinning its hopes on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to rationalize the GST rate applicable to it.

India slashed tax rates on some goods and services just days ahead of the country's budget, as it continues to rationalize its six-month-old regime to ease the pain for businesses hit by its chaotic roll out.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government today announced a "tax-free" budget featuring a rationalized Value Added Tax or VAT structure that could bring down the prices of green cars, snacks, clothes and footwear in Delhi. "We had promised lowest VAT rates in the country, that process has been started today," said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has promised a rational tax rate for individuals and lowering of corporate tax to 25 per cent flat in four years beginning next fiscal year along with removal of exemptions except those that encourage individual savings.

It's been a week since people of Katihar's Labha, a village about 300 kilometers from Patna, has boycotted 45-year-old Mohd Akhtar and his family. Mr Akhtar runs a Fair Price Shop which is responsible for distributing essential grains at subsidised rates under the government's Public Distribution System.

The Food Ministry is likely to notify this week its decision to give freedom to mills to sell sugar in the open market and removing their obligation to supply the sweetener at subsidised rates for ration shops.

Borrowers could see better days ahead after the Reserve Bank lowered its key policy rate for the first time in nine months on Tuesday. The central bank also unexpectedly reduced the Cash Reserve Ration, a move that will inject Rs 18,000 crore into the banking system. Most bankers said they will past the benefits of cheaper funds to end users.

The government is likely to raise the levy price of sugar -- the rate at which it buys the sweetener from mills to sell through ration shops -- by over Rs 2 to about Rs 22 per kg for the current year.

To protect BPL families from possible price rise, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for selling imported pulses and edible oil at subsidised rates through ration shops.