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New integrated Food Security Scheme

The Central Government of India recently announced the launch of a new integrated food security scheme, which will...

📅 January 2, 2023

CMIE: Unemployment rate climbs to 27.1%

On May 5, 2020, the Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy released unemployment data. According to the data,...

📅 May 6, 2020

National Biofuel Coordination Committee: Surplus Rice to be used to make Sanitizers

On April 20, 2020, the Minister of Petroleum Shri Dharmendra Pradhan held National Biofuel Coordination Committee (NBCC) meeting....

📅 April 20, 2020

Authorised capital of Food Corporation of India increased to Rs.10000 cr from Rs.3500 cr

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved increasing authorized capital of Food Corporation of India (FCI) from existing...

📅 November 28, 2019

Centre increases Wheat Import Duty by 40%

With wheat production at record high, government has raised import duty on wheat from existing 30% to 40%...

📅 April 29, 2019

Cabinet approves the exclusion of States from National Small Savings Fund

The Union Cabinet has excluded States and Union Territories except Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Delhi (UT) and Madhya Pradesh...

📅 January 20, 2017

Union Government launches FCI's Depot Online System

Union Government has launched Depot Online System of state run Food Corporation of India (FCI) to bring transparency...

📅 March 18, 2016

CCEA approves measures to increase Pulses' production

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved creation of buffer stock of pulses to deal with...

📅 December 9, 2015

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