-The Telegraph The ban, which comes into effect from July 1, faces challenges at several levels, from enforcement to a lack of viable alternatives to plastic products. Kochi: Plastic forks and spoons that come along with your food through your online food delivery platforms; earbuds with plastic stems; thermocol sheets that are used widely in decorations – these are some of the many single use plastics (SUPs) that have banned by the...
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Former, sitting MPs' train travel bill Rs 62 crore in past five years, Rs 2.5 crore in 2020-21: RTI
-PTI/ The New Indian Express While sitting MPs are entitled to use the railways' first class air-conditioned or executive class for free, their spouses too can avail free travel under certain conditions. NEW DELHI: Free train travels of sitting and former Lok Sabha members over the past five years have cost the exchequer Rs 62 crore, which included nearly Rs 2.5 crore in the pandemic-hit 2020-21, according to information revealed under the...
More »Poor monsoon Hits Paddy Cultivation in Bihar -Mohd. Imran Khan
-Newsclick.in Farmlands have developed cracks and paddy saplings are either drying up or turning yellow. Patna: Kamlesh Yadav and Dhirendra Singh are among hundreds of thousands of farmers in Bihar who are uncertain about paddy sowing during the Kharif season due to poor monsoon. “June-end is the best time for paddy transplantation but our farmlands are dry due to poor monsoon. We expected good rainfall like last year and before when heavy rains...
More »NITI Aayog launches report on gig economy in India: Key takeaways -Haripriya Suresh
-MoneyControl.com The report looks at the present size of the sector, its job generation potential, and also offers recommendations for growth. India’s gig workforce, estimated to be at 77 lakh in 2020-21, is expected to go up to 2.35 crore by 2029-30, according to a NITI Aayog report. The report, titled 'India's Booming Gig and Platform Economy' looks at the present size of the sector, its job generation potential, and also offers...
More »Over a fourth of MSMEs lost more than 3% market share last fiscal: Crisil -Subhash Narayan
-Livemint.com While the industry Ebitda margin is expected to touch pre-pandemic level this fiscal, MSMEs in more than half the sectors will buck the trend. The performance is also underwhelming in the context of corporate India, which is expected to log a 10-14% increase in revenue and Ebitda margin of 19-20% NEW DELHI: More than a quarter of India’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) lost over 3% market share due to...
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