Bengaluru, April 1 Commodity prices on Wednesday.(All rates in Rs/quintal) are as follows:Rice: Fine - 5,200-6,000; Medium - 4,800-5,500. Sorghum: 3,200-3,800. Jaggery (cubes): 5,500-5,600. Jaggery (balls): 4,800-5,000. Coriander seeds: 11,500-18,000; Chili (fine): 22,000-70,000; Potato...
New Delhi, March 25 Rajya Sabha Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan urged the government on Wednesday to mandate the prominent display of information about sugar, salt, and additives on the front of packaged food, with color codes, to improve public understanding.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in...
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Mumbai, March 17 Private equity firm L Catterton is not seeing any impact from the West Asia conflict on its deal-making operations, and plans to invest at least USD 100 million more in India by the end of 2027, a top official said on Tuesday.The consumer sector-focused firm has over USD 440...
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New Delhi, March 17 India's sugar production reached 26.21 million tonnes so far in the ongoing 2025-26 marketing year, up by 10.5 per cent from the previous year, the industry body ISMA said on Tuesday.Sugar output has already exceeded the total net production of 26.12 million tonnes in the...
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New Delhi, March 16 The food ministry has approved an additional export quota of 87,587 tonnes of sugar for the 2025-26 marketing year (October-September), following requests from sugar mills, the ministry said in a circular on Monday.The government had earlier permitted exports of 1.5 million...
New Delhi, March 16 India exported 3.15 lakh tonnes of sugar during October-February of the current 2025-26 marketing year, with the UAE emerging as the top destination, the All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA) said on Monday.Sugar exports remain under government control through quotas...
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Bangalore, March 9 Commodity prices for Monday.(All rates in Rs/quintal) are as follows:Rice: Fine – 5,200-6,000; Medium – 4,800-5,500. Sorghum: 3,200-3,800. Jaggery cubes: 5,500-5,600. Jaggery balls: 4,800-5,000. Coriander seeds: 11,500-18,000; Chili (fine grade): 22,000-70,000; Potato...
New Delhi, March 7 Companies from Iceland are keen to enhance collaborations with Indian firms in sectors such as fisheries, clean energy, and innovation, leveraging the recently implemented free trade agreement between India and the EFTA bloc, an official said.India and the European Free...
Raipur, February 26 – The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) is proving to be a great benefit for poor families in the Naxal-affected areas of Mohla-Manpur and Ambagarh Chowki districts of Chhattisgarh.Under this scheme, those eligible for government rations are receiving free...
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Chandigarh, February 23 Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced the launch of the 'Meri Rasoi' scheme on Monday, under which the Punjab government will provide essential food kits to 40 lakh families registered under the National Food Security Act.Speaking to the media after chairing a cabinet...
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Bengaluru, February 16 Here are the commodity prices for Monday:(All rates in Rs/quintal)Rice: Fine – 4,200-4,800; Medium – 5,000-5,500; Jowar – 3,000-3,800; Jaggery (cubes) – 4,700-4,900; Jaggery (balls) – 5,000-5,200; Coriander Seeds – 11,800-16,000; Chili (fine) – 35,000-73,000; Potato...
New Delhi, February 14 The Supreme Court has sought the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) response to a suggestion to introduce front-of-pack labelling on packaged food products containing high levels of sugar, salt, and saturated fat.Front-of-Pack (FoP) labelling is a...
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New Delhi, February 13 The government on Friday allowed the export of 25 lakh tonnes of wheat, along with an additional 5 lakh tonnes of wheat products and sugar each, to stabilize domestic markets and ensure remunerative returns to farmers amid comfortable stock levels.The decision was taken...
Bangalore, February 12 The following are the commodity prices for Thursday.(All rates in Rs/quintal)Rice – Fine: 4,200-4,800; Medium: 5,000-5,500; Jowar: 3,000-3,800; Jaggery (cubes): 4,700-4,900; Jaggery (balls): 5,000-5,200; Coriander seeds: 11,800-16,000; Chili (fine): 35,000-73,000...