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Edible oil manufacturers allege duty evasion via Nepal

New Delhi, April 16 -- Two top industry associations of edible-oil manufacturers have alleged that traders in Nepal are avoiding Indian tariffs and exporting more cooking oil than the country produces... Read More


'Social security protection now covers 48% of Indians': ILO

New Delhi, March 26 -- New estimates by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) put India's total social-security coverage at 48.8%, compared to 24% earlier, a revision based on updated data provi... Read More


India open to rationalising agriculture sector tariffs: Officials

New Delhi, March 7 -- India has completed reviewing the tariff regime in the agriculture sector and will consider rationalising import taxes in areas where domestic farmers would be least impacted and... Read More


Centre to unveil deregulation panel for 'ease of doing business 2.0' plan

New Delhi, March 4 -- The Union government is likely to unveil a national deregulation commission by May this year to recommend a set of next-generation economic reforms aimed at easing rules, speedin... Read More


Centre sets up farm distress index to ensure timely crisis aversion

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The government has developed a farm distress index to alert local authorities in case of deterioration of conditions of cultivators, crops and their livelihoods based on 21 param... Read More


Centre convenes meet with all states to hasten labour codes roll-out

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya met his counterparts from all 36 states and federally-administered territories at a two-day conference beginning January 29 to "exchange n... Read More