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Quality standards key to manufacturing push; toy sector turned net exporter after QCOs: Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi

New Delhi, May 12 -- Consumer affairs secretary Nidhi Khare said on Tuesday that the country's expanding use of Quality Control Orders (QCO), which now cover 723 goods, was not protectionism but an up... Read More


Centre allows private testing of fuel pumps to cut delays

New Delhi, May 12 -- The Centre has amended rules to allow private, government-approved testing centres (GATCs) to inspect and certify petrol, diesel, and gaseous fuel dispensing machines, as it aims ... Read More


Centre allows private testing of fuel pumps

New Delhi, May 12 -- The Centre has amended rules to allow private, government-approved testing centres (GATCs) to inspect and certify petrol, diesel, and gaseous fuel dispensing machines, as it aims ... Read More


Govt allows private testing of fuel pumps to ease compliance delays

New Delhi, May 11 -- The Centre has amended rules to allow private, government-approved testing centres (GATCs) to inspect and certify petrol, diesel, and gaseous fuel dispensing machines, as it aims ... Read More


Mint explainer: how can India's Rs.5,659 crore Cotton Productivity Mission transform textiles?

New Delhi, May 10 -- The Centre has approved a Rs.5,659 crore Cotton Productivity Mission (Kapas Kanti) over five years to revive India's cotton economy at a time when output has stagnated, imports ar... Read More


Scrap cotton import duty and build strategic reserve, textile industry asks government

New Delhi, May 7 -- Falling domestic cotton production, rising minimum support prices (MSP) and import duties have pushed Indian cotton prices above international benchmarks, hurting the competitivene... Read More


Subsidy outgo for FY26 first 11 months at 91% of year's target

new delhi, May 7 -- The government's subsidy spending reached 91% of the revised estimate for FY26 in the first 11 months, highlighting sustained strain from welfare commitments that is unlikely to ea... Read More


Higher small savings inflows ease strain on govt borrowing

New Delhi, May 5 -- The Centre's reliance on small savings to finance its budget deficit increased in the previous financial year, with collections under the National Small Savings Fund (NSSF) rising ... Read More


Mint Explainer | EPFO's E-PRAAPTI portal: What it means for dormant PF accounts

New Delhi, May 5 -- With the government planning to roll out E-PRAAPTI, an Aadhaar-linked portal by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), subscribers will soon be able to trace and access... Read More


Rural job demand under MGNREGS falls by over a third in April

New Delhi, May 4 -- Only 17.5 million people sought work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), now renamed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika ... Read More