Jaipur, April 21 (IANS) To strengthen wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price in the Kota-Bundi region, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting at the CAD Auditorium with officials from the Food Corporation of India, Rajfed, Tilamsangh, NCCF, and the district administration in Kota. Birla directed all agencies to increase procurement targets at mandis and procurement centres, stressing that no farmer arriving to sell wheat at the Minimum Support Price …
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New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The government is looking at stepping up efforts to promote Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) as it looks to deepen ethanol use in the transport sector amid disruptions in the world oil market due to the Middle East conflict.The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) is scheduled to hold a key stakeholder meeting on Monday to chart out a road map for adopting FFVs in India, according to reliable sources.The meeting, to be chaired by the Additional Secretary at MoPNG, wi…
Bhopal, April 15 (IANS) Amid the ongoing wheat procurement drive in Madhya Pradesh, former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh has raised serious concerns over alleged irregularities in the storage and handling of wheat in Raisen and Sehore districts, urging Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to order a high-level probe. In a letter to Chief Minister Yadav on Wednesday, Singh claimed that mismanagement of procured wheat between 2017 and 2020 led to massive financial losses and wastage of foodgrain meant f…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The government has allowed exports of basmati and non-basmati rice to certain European countries without the mandatory certificate of inspection for a period of six months, according to an official notification issued on Friday.The requirement for an inspection certificate, issued by the export inspection agency, will continue to apply only to European Union member states, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. All other European countries …
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, held its third meeting to assess India’s readiness in the face of the evolving situation in West Asia. The high-powered group reviewed measures to ensure energy security, food supply stability, and overall economic resilience.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh directed all ministries to remain vigilant and focus on preparedness, coordination, and resilience building. He stated tha…
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Punjab’s Mohali has convicted and sentenced 11 accused, including Rajesh Ranjan, the then District Manager with the Food Corporation of India (FCI), to three years of rigorous imprisonment with a total fine of Rs 3.3 lakh in a 20-year-old corruption case. The other convicted are Azad Singh, the then Deputy Manager; D.K. Sharma and Gian Singh, both the then Assistant Managers of the FCI, posted in Faridkot; Raj Kumar, R…
Jaipur, April 4 (IANS) To address practical challenges in wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and resolve farmers’ grievances, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chaired a high-level meeting at the Kota Circuit House on Saturday. Birla directed officials to strengthen the procurement mechanism and ensure that no farmer faces inconvenience.Emphasising farmer welfare, he stated that 100 per cent of farmers’ wheat must be procured at MSP. In view of crop damage caused by rece…
New Delhi/Jaipur, March 25 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a key meeting on Wednesday with Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi at his office in the Parliament House complex, focusing on ensuring maximum procurement of the wheat crop in Rajasthan and safeguarding farmers’ interests. Rajasthan’s Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Sumit Godara and Minister for Cooperatives Gautam Dak were also present.The discussions centred on ensuring that farmers receive th…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested one of its own inspectors in Delhi in a bribery case, reaffirming the agency’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption.In an official statement issued on Wednesday, the CBI said Inspector Deepak Phalswal, posted in Delhi, was arrested on March 10 following allegations that he had demanded a bribe from a private individual.According to the CBI, the case was registered after it received a complaint alleging that t…
Guwahati/Aizawl, March 6 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has taken steps to strengthen parcel logistics by introducing refrigerated parcel van services to facilitate the transportation of horticultural and other perishable produce from Mizoram, aiming to expand market access for local farmers and traders. NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that with the introduction of passenger and freight train services, Mizoram has experienced a significant …