(FE) The government is considering a proposal to ease foreign direct investment (FDI) guidelines in the retailing of food products to allow a certain percentage of locally-produced non-food items along with the edible products. Food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal told FE her ministry has suggested that a foreign retailer be allowed to sell locally-produced non-food items worth 25% of its investments at the farm-gate level. However, a final decision will likely be taken after comprehensive consultations among ministries, including commerce and industry, food processing, and finance. The move to relax the rule comes after several global retailers such as…
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(PK) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी द्वारा नोटबंदी की घोषणा के छह महीने बाद भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक (आरबीआई) ने यह कहते हुए इसमें अपनायी गयी प्रक्रिया का ब्योरा देने से इनकार किया है कि ऐसा करना आर्थिक हितों के लिए नुकसानदेह होगा. सूचना के अधिकार के तहत दाखिल एक आवेदन पर केंद्रीय बैंक ने कहा कि नोटबंदी की प्रक्रिया का विवरण बताने से भारत सरकार की भावी आर्थिक या वित्तीय नीतियों की रास्ते में बाधाएं आ सकती हैं. आरबीआई से उसके कार्यालय में हुई उन बैठकों के ब्योरे की प्रति मांगी गयी थी, जिनमें 500 और 1000 रुपये के नोटों को बंद…
(Tribune) Having already lost one week of operations due to the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), 11 aviation companies have been given clearance by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to carry out chopper shuttle operations to the revered Kedarnath shrine.The shuttles got underway from today and the companies which have been given the clearance following inspection of their choppers include state-run Pawanhans, Arrow Aircraft, Aryan, Pinnacle, the GVHL, Himalayan, Heritage, UT Air, Transbharat, Premair and the ICPL. The orders clearing the rides were issued yesterday by the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority following a go ahead…
(TH) The Tamil Nadu Petroleum Dealers Association (TNPDA) has decided to retract its decision to close fuel outlets on Sundays.In a press release here, the association president K.P. Murali said the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas had clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not asked dealers to close fuel outlets on Sundays. “A large number of people too had opined on social media that closure would inconvenience consumers,” he said. However, the Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers (CIPD) to which around 25,000 outlets in the country are affiliated, in its recent executive committee meeting in Kurukshetra in…
(Tribune) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has announced that railway circuit will be developed to link the Char Dham pilgrimage centres of Badrinath and Kedarnath. Talking to mediapersons after inaugurating a 80-Kv solar power plant at Him Jyoti Girls School here today, the Chief Minister said the proposed railway line from Rishikesh to Karnaprayag would be extended up to Sonprayag and Joshimath to link the pilgrimage centres of Kedarnath and Badrinath.He said Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu would lay the foundation stone of the railway circuit on May 13. Talking about the girl child, he said the birth rate of…
(HT) Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday blamed TV channels for spreading “false propaganda” about the state, projecting the Valley as a dangerous area which she said was preventing people from travelling to the state. Inaugurating a two-day national medical conferences here, Mufti said: “I would like to put on record my appreciation of distinguished doctors who have come from outside the state, despite the propaganda we see on electronic media every night 24×7.” “I am many a times told by the tourists that ‘We are amazed and amused when we are sitting in shikharas or hotels…
(AU) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी बौद्ध त्यौहार वैशाख दिवस में प्रमुख अतिथि के तौर पर शामिल होने के लिए गुरुवार को दो दिवसीय श्रीलंका दौरे पर जाएंगे। प्रधानमंत्री के तौर पर मोदी की यह दूसरी श्रीलंका यात्रा है। हिंद महासागर क्षेत्र के संयुक्त सचिव संजय पांडा ने दौरे की जानकारी देते हुए बताया कि यात्रा के दौरान दोनों देशों में किसी भी प्रकार की औपचारिक वार्ता निर्धारित नहीं की गई है, लेकिन मोदी श्रीलंका के नेताओं से मुलाकात करेंगे। हालांकि सूत्रों का कहना है कि इस दौरान दोनों देशों के बीच आर्थिक संबंधों को बढ़ावा देने के लिए समझौतों पर हस्ताक्षर…
(PTI) India has for the first time ever signed a contract to import liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Iran as it looks at additional sources of cooking fuel to meet rising domestic demand. State-owned oil firms will import one very large gas carrier (VLGC), or 44,000 tonnes, per month for an initial six-month period, industry sources said.India imports almost a million tonnes of LPG every month to meet rising demand that has been further fuelled by the government drive to give free gas connections to poor women. LPG consumption in 2016-17 rose 9.8 per cent to 21.55 million tonnes. Of…
(OD) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on May 1st, 2016 in Balia, Uttar Pradesh and completed one year on May 2nd 2017. The journey in the 1st year of PMUY in our country transforming the lives of Women in India has been a road full of satisfaction. We would like to immensely thank all the members of the media for making the scheme a phenomenal success. Your contribution in this success story has been a reason for the popularity and acceptance of a social transformation scheme of this magnitude. The scheme , launched with…
(FE) The railways has decided to add an extra AC-III tier coach to some express trains to clear the summer rush. The Amritsar-Saharsa Garibrath Express will be augmented by an additional AC-3 coach from May 13 to 28. An extra AC-3 coach will also be added to the Anand Vihar -Varanasi Garibrath Express from May 12 to 30. The Anand Vihar-Gaya Garibrath Express will be augmented by one additional AC-3 coach from May 13 to 24.The Anand Vihar-Muzaffarpur Garibrath Express will be augmented by an extra AC-3 coach from May 12 to 30. Besides, the New Delhi-Naharlagun Superfast Express will…