New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The government on Sunday eased the petroleum safety and licensing rules to allow faster distribution of kerosene to households, amid the disruption in cooking fuel supplies due to the Iran war.The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said in a notification that the measures would enable the ad-hoc distribution of kerosene to households for cooking and lighting in 21 states and Union TerritoriesSelect petrol pumps operated by public sector oil marketing companies such …
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New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) India’s new CPI 2024 series has adopted the ‘COICOP 2018’ structure to enhance credibility and ensure global comparability, and it incorporated the changing pattern in urbanisation, a report said on Thursday.The report from SBI Research said that under the old CPI 2012 classification, the share of food and beverages would have declined to 40.10 per cent, but in the new series it stands at 36.75 per cent.The new CPI series with 90 per cent of the weights covered by…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government has decided to temporarily discontinue fortification of rice until a more robust and effective nutrient delivery mechanism is developed and operationalised.According to Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the government reviewed the implementation of rice fortification under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other welfare schemes. This decision of temporary discontinuation of fortification process does not ent…
Gandhinagar, Feb 15 (IANS) India accounts for more than half of the world’s total digital transactions, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday while launching the country’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Public Distribution System (PDS) in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar.Speaking at a function held at Mahatma Mandir, HM Shah said India’s rapid digital transformation over the past decade had enabled the government to integrate advanced technology into welfare delivery.”A decade ago,…