The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020 aims to remove fears of private investors of excessive regulatory interference in their business operations

Bills are facing staunch opposition from farmer bodies as well as from within ruling coalition; Harsimrat Kaur Badal, food processing minister from Shiromani Akali Dal party, resigned from Cabinet last week

Farmer leaders want the government to introduce an assurance of minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural crops in the Bill itself instead of giving verbal promises

In the letter, Bangladesh expressed its \"deep concern\" as the sudden announcement by India directly affects the supply of essential food items in Bangladesh market

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, an ally of the ruling BJP, spoke about \"misgivings\" and \"doubts\" among farmers on the bill and two other proposed legislations related to the farm sector

Onion export ban: One of the reasons for the prohibition is reduction in supply due to heavy rains in many parts of the country, as well as India's retail inflation

The government banned the export of all varieties of onion except those cut, sliced, or broken in powder form, to increase the availability of the commodity in the domestic market and contain rising prices; Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, exuded confidence that India is on the path to economic recovery after a severe shock in the first quarter of this fiscal; The Central government is planning to spend Rs 65,560.98 crore under Prime Minister Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana to identify gaps in health infrastructure and effectively face the challenges of COVID-19-like pandemics, epidemics, and disasters in future. Watch this and more news on News Blast.Also Read: Petrol, diesel witness price cut for second day straight; check latest fuel rates

Govt bans export of onion with immediate effectThe government on Monday banned the export of all varieties of onion except those cut, sliced or broken in powder form, to increase availability of the commodity in the domestic market and contain rising prices. There is shortage of onion in the domestic market due to heavy rainfall and floods.YouTube Shorts launched in India, hopes to fill spot vacated by TikTok banAfter Instagram's Reels, YouTube has rolled out its short video platform called Y...

Govt bans export of onion with immediate effectThe government on Monday banned the export of all varieties of onion except those cut, sliced or broken in powder form, to increase availability of the commodity in the domestic market and contain rising prices. There is shortage of onion in the domestic market due to heavy rainfall and floods.YouTube Shorts launched in India, hopes to fill spot vacated by TikTok banAfter Instagram's Reels, YouTube has rolled out its short video platform called Y...

Govt bans export of onion with immediate effectThe government on Monday banned the export of all varieties of onion except those cut, sliced or broken in powder form, to increase availability of the commodity in the domestic market and contain rising prices. There is shortage of onion in the domestic market due to heavy rainfall and floods.YouTube Shorts launched in India, hopes to fill spot vacated by TikTok banAfter Instagram's Reels, YouTube has rolled out its short video platform called Y...

\"The export of all varieties of onion is prohibited with immediate effect,\" the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI (wholesale price inflation) was pegged rising at 0.16 per cent in August 2020, as compared to 1.17 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year

Unorganised markets, such as the street vendors are selling tomatoes for around Rs 70 per kg contingent up on its quality and locality. Some are even selling it at Rs 80 per kg

The outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdown to curb the spread of disease has hit businesses hard and many of them are facing difficulty in servicing debt

\"In all these very grim scenarios, there are some silver linings and we have to see how we leverage them as we near total recovery of the economy,\" he said

The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for the month of May 2020 increased by 5 points and 6 points to stand at 1019 and 1025 points, respectively

Announcing the Union Cabinet's decision at a press briefing on Wednesday, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the move would help farmers get better compensation for their produce

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Speech Live Updates on Economic Package: 4th phase of announcements under the Atma Nirbhar economic stimulus package will focus on structural reforms

Check out live updates on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's speech on economic package; on the third day of announcements, the FM is likely to come out with stimulus for ailing travel, tourism and aviation sectors