Govt Extends 25% Tax On Wheat Imports: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan

India has extended a 25 per cent tax on wheat imports, the food minister said on Friday , to help curb cheap shipments with domestic stockpiles rising at the world's second-biggest wheat producer

Export Tax Turns Sugar Stocks Bitter

The move to impose the export duty on sugar followed a meeting of key ministers, chaired by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday

Govt-to-govt Contract Plan To Import Pulses: Ram Vilas Paswan

He said the government has also maintained a buffer stock, for which it has already purchased 1,13,000 tonnes of pulses

India Plans 25 Per Cent Tax On Sugar Exports To Maintain Local Supplies

Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the levy was aimed at curbing the country's exports and would help keep local prices under control in the world's top consumer of sugar

India Likely To Produce 23-24 Million Tonnes Of Sugar In 2016-17

India, the world's biggest sugar consumer, is likely to produce 23 million tonnes to 24 million tonnes of the sweetener in the 2016-17 year starting October 1, down from the current year's output of 25.3 million tonnes

Class Still Matters

The moot question is: Will it translate into some meaningful action, now that Paswan is an important NDA ally at the Centre?

Pulses Crisis Not Fully Overcome

When Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi recently claimed in the Lok Sabha that dal prices were upwards of Rs 200 per kg, and the Modi government had done precious little to check the prices, he was both right and wrong

Some Private Importers Tried To Hoard Pulses Overseas, Says Ram Vilas Paswan

Some private importers attempted to form cartels and hoard pulses overseas in order to delay their arrival in India and increase domestic prices, Parliament was informed on Tuesday

Ration Cards Completely Digitised, Says Minister

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan said that these measures will help in making PDS more transparent

Online Retail Emerges As Key Channel For Piracy And Counterfeits: CBEC Head

Weak enforcement of intellectual property rights laws and low brand awareness among consumers is seen as a big reason for growth in illicit trade of goods

Debate On Caste-Based Quotas: How Modi Can Lead From The Front

Bangladesh Border Force On Alert To Foil Onion Smuggling Into India

Is There A Glimmer Of Light At The End Of The Tunnel For Maggi?

PM Asked Me Not To Make Noise On Maggi Issue, Says Ram Vilas Paswan

The Curious Case Of Ram Vilas Paswan