FM Sitharaman chairs meeting to improve efficiency of Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes \
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FM Sitharaman chairs meeting to improve efficiency of Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes

06-Dec-2022
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda and Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh were also present during the meeting.
06-Dec-2022 Business
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Edible oils register a sharp decline in prices: Food Ministry \
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Edible oils register a sharp decline in prices: Food Ministry

12-Nov-2022
Various measures like reduction in import duties and cess on pulses, rationalisation of tariff, imposition of stock limits on edible oils and oilseeds, buffer stock maintenance of onion and pulses have all helped in restraining the soaring commodity prices due to pandemic-induced, supply-demand imbalances, the government said.
12-Nov-2022 Business
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India extends restriction on sugar exports by a year \
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India extends restriction on sugar exports by a year

29-Oct-2022
The restriction is not applicable to the sweetener (raw, refined and white) being exported to European Union and the US under CXL and TRQ quota.
29-Oct-2022 Business
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India extends validity for sugar exports to US under quota by three months \
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India extends validity for sugar exports to US under quota by three months

12-Oct-2022
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): India has extended the validity for the export of raw sugar to the US under tariff rate quota till December 31, 2022, a Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) notification said on Wednesday.
12-Oct-2022 Business
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Broken rice in transit with certain conditions gets another extension for exports \
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Broken rice in transit with certain conditions gets another extension for exports

28-Sep-2022
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Broken rice in transit with certain conditions will be now allowed for exports till October 15, a new notification by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said late on Tuesday.
28-Sep-2022 Business
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Broken rice in transit with certain conditions now allowed for export till September 30 \
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Broken rice in transit with certain conditions now allowed for export till September 30

21-Sep-2022
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI) Exports of broken rice will be now allowed till September 30, including for where loading of broken rice on the ship has commenced before the initial ban order came into effect, where the shipping bill is filed and vessels have already berthed or arrived and anchored in Indian ports and their rotation number has been allocated, and where broken rice consignment has been handed over to the customs and is registered in their system, a new notification by Directorate General of Foreign Trade said.
21-Sep-2022 Business
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Abnormal rise in exports, low availability rationale behind restricting broken rice trade: Food secretary \
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Abnormal rise in exports, low availability rationale behind restricting broken rice trade: Food secretary

09-Sep-2022
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): An abnormal rise in exports and lower availability of broken rice in domestic markets pushed the central government to put a ban on its trade, said Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution.
09-Sep-2022 Business
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Govt directs edible oil firms to cut prices by Rs 15 with immediate effect \
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Govt directs edible oil firms to cut prices by Rs 15 with immediate effect

08-Jul-2022
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution has directed leading edible oil associations to ensure a reduction in the maximum retail price (MRP) of edible oils by Rs 15 with immediate effect, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Friday.
08-Jul-2022 Business
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Odisha became role model for world in food security domain: State govt \
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Odisha became role model for world in food security domain: State govt

06-Jul-2022
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 6 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's food security model has transformed Odisha into the pioneer state in India in the domain of food security making it a role model for the world, claimed the state government.
06-Jul-2022 National
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Centre restricts sugar exports to 10 LMT from June 1 ‘to make prices of sugar stable’ \
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Centre restricts sugar exports to 10 LMT from June 1 ‘to make prices of sugar stable’

25-May-2022
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The global shortage of sugar has triggered the demand, hence Indian government has taken a precautionary step by putting a cap on the export of sugar to 100 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), the idea behind the sugar export restriction is to make prices of sugar stable, said Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution.
25-May-2022 National
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