-The Hindu Business Line Proposes single trading licence, single-point levy of market fee New delhi: The Agriculture Ministry has come up with a new model Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act proposing single-point levy of market fee across a State and a united single trading licence for cost-effectiveness of transactions. It has also suggested abolition of fragmentation of market with the State/Union Territory by removing the concept of notified market area insofar as...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 12903
Tamil farmers' strike over, but agrarian crisis looms large
-Hindustan Times On Sunday, Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami met the farmers protesting at Jantar Mantar in New delhi and assured them that their demands would be met in a month’s time. But by convincing the protesting farmers to suspend their agitation, Mr Palaniswami has not addressed the problem — he has only managed to avert what could have soon become a political crisis for both the Centre and state....
More »410 people died on Indian roads every day last year -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW delhi: At least 410 people lost their lives daily in road accidents across India last year compared to 400 lives in 2015. On the other hand, the rate of rise in fatalities came down in 2016 compared to the previous year. Data accessed by TOI showed nearly 1.5 lakh people were killed in accidents last year compared to 1.46 lakh in 2015. India has recorded the maximum deaths in...
More »Govt's generic push will dent Rs 90,000-cr branded pharma market -Veena Mani & Aneesh Phadnis
-Business Standard To make medicines cheaper, in another measure, govt added 200 drug formulations to NLEM list New delhi/ Mumbai: Pharma companies may soon start wooing chemists as the Narendra Modi government plans to make it mandatory for doctors to prescribe pure-generic drugs, instead of branded generics as they do now. Though the plan was first announced in this year’s Budget, the prime minister spoke about it for the first time at a...
More »Exact number of trucks entering delhi still unclear, over 10,000 FIRs against environment tax violators -Sowmiya Ashok
-The Indian Express In 2015, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) pointed out a mismatch between their survey and the civic body’s claims over the numbers of commercial vehicles entering the city. New delhi: Over 10,000 FIRs have been filed at the borders of delhi against violators of toll and environment tax, a toll operator told The Indian Express. “There is a rise in criminal activities at the borders and...
More »
