33% increase in Paddy procurement for ongoing KMS 2020-21
Speed Post News Network New Delhi : The arrival of Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 has already commenced and the Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP…
1,97,136 MT Paddy procured in Haryana, Punjab, and UP
Speed Post News Network New Delhi : Paddy procurement for 2020-21 is progressing smoothly and has commenced so far in 3 states viz Punjab, Haryana, and UP. As on October…
Early procurement of Paddy / Rice in Haryana & Punjab in KMS 2020-21
Speed Post News Network New Delhi : The Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 for paddy / rice is scheduled to commence in all the procuring States w.e.f. October 1, 2020,…
Portal to enable consumers register their grievances against misleading advertisements
Speed Post News Network New Delhi :The Department of Consumer Affairs has launched a portal -Grievance Against Misleading Advertisements (GAMA), to enable consumers to register their grievances against misleading advertisements.…
Rice procurement estimated at 495.37 LMT for Kharif Crop Season 2020-21
Speed Post News Network New Delhi : Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD), Government of India, Sudhanshu Pandey, chaired a meeting of State Food Secretaries through video conference…
Government fixes 10% blending target for mixing ethanol with petrol by 2022
Speed Post News Network New Delhi : The Government has taken various measures to improve viability of sugar industry thereby enabling sugar mills to make timely payment of cane dues…
Nearly 60.7 lakh new beneficiaries added under NFSA by states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
Speed Post News Network New Delhi : The National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, provides coverage to nearly 81.09 Crore persons to receive highly subsidised foodgrains through Targeted Public Distribution…
Four more States/UTs linked with ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme
Speed Post News Network New Delhi : Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has reviewed the progress of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ plan. While…