-NDTV The Kelkar committee has said subsidies pose the greatest risk to the country's fiscal situation, while suggesting that the excise and service tax rates should be cut to 8% over the next few years. The panel calls for the need to step up disinvestment drive in state-run firms for fiscal consolidation. It says diesel should be deregulated by 2014 and all subsidy on cooking gas be cut by 2015. All subsidies must be...
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UN launches new initiative to empower rural women and girls
-The United Nations The United Nations today launched a programme to empower poor rural women through economic integration and Food security initiatives. “Accelerating Progress Toward the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women” is a five-year initiative that will focus on improving Food and nutrition security, increasing rural women’s incomes, enhancing leadership and participation in rural institutions, and creating a more responsive policy environment at national and international levels. “When women are empowered and can...
More »UN chief hails progress in scaling up maternal and child nutrition worldwide
-The United Nations High-level political and private sector officials today met in New York to fight childhood and maternal under-nutrition with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praising the progress made so far, while stressing the importance of continuing to boost efforts on this front. “Every household needs to be able to afford safe, nutritious Foods. Markets need to be open and fair. The poorest people need to know they can count on social protection...
More »Irregularities found in labelling of Ramdev's Food products
-The Indian Express Alleged irregularities have been found in the labelling of some of the Food products marketed by yoga guru Ramdev's Divya Yog Mandir Trust, Haridwar District Magistrate Sachin Kurve said on Wednesday. Citing a report of Rudrapur-based Food and Drug Testing Laboratory in this regard, he said irregularities have been found in the labelling of six Food products marketed by the Trust. The alleged regulatory violations by the Trust have been...
More »Economic prosperity fuelling Food inflation: Raghuram Rajan
-PTI Economic prosperity is fuelling Food inflation in the country, Chief Economic Adviser Raghuram Rajan today said while making a case for increasing productivity to fight price rise. In his first media interaction after assuming charge, Rajan justified the diesel price hike saying there is a need to link domestic fuel prices with international rates to curb fiscal deficit. "One of the concerns of the last few years has been Food inflation, which...
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