-TheNewsMinute.com Former Union Energy Secretary EAS Sarma alleged that the AP Pollution Control Board (APPCB) had allowed the company to operate despite protocols not being followed. Andhra's coastal city, Visakhapatnam, woke up on Thursday to horrific shrieks and heart-wrenching visuals of people falling down onto roads, as a poisonous gas leaked from LG Polymers Private Limited, a chemical plant. It is located on the outskirts of the city, between RR Venkatapuram and Gopalapatnam....
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Time ripe for edible oil mission: Industry -Vishwanath Kulkarni
-The Hindu Business Line Trade body says government should focus on boosting oilseeds output for self-sufficiency Bengaluru: As demand takes a beating and imports slump amidst a bearish price trend, the edible oil sector feels the Centre should launch the national mission on edible oilseeds to boost domestic production and achieve self-sufficiency. India depends on imports to meet about 70 per cent of its edible oil requirement, estimated at around 23 million tonnes....
More »MSME sector is on the verge of collapse, says Nitin Gadkari
-PTI/ The Hindu Business Line Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector is on the verge of collapse, and urged major industries to release the outstanding dues to such companies within a month. He said that the position of MSMEs was the “worst” as they were now engaged in a “battle for their survival”. The Minister also noted that the pendency of dues owed...
More »Safeguarding labourers during Covid-19 -Rahul Suresh Sapkal
-The Hindu Business Line The vague legal definition of ‘worker’ sabotages inclusive and eligible delivery of welfare to all workers during the pandemic The Covid-19 health emergency has disrupted trade, mobility and livelihood in unimaginable ways. The magnitude of the crisis grows manifold when social and economic shutdowns accompany it, and the uncertainties of livelihood, wage loss and lay-offs might last longer than expected as Covid-19 has hit almost all sectors. To...
More »UP amends Mandi Act to facilitate direct procurement from farmers -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard Farmers allowed to sell 46 fruits and vegetables directly without bringing them to mandis After allowing FPOs to directly procure from farmers, Uttar Pradesh has announced another set of reforms to its Mandi Act. The state joins the long list of domains that have used the Covid-19 crisis to make changes in their APMC rules in order to facilitate direct procurement from farmers. Please click here to read more. ...
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