Top headlines: Cabinet hikes paddy MSP; masks made mandatory on flights

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Wednesday

Govt hikes MSP for paddy, other kharif crops as sowing season begins

The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by Rs 100 to Rs 2,040 per quintal for the 2022-23 crop year.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the increase in MSP for all mandated Kharif (summer) crops for the 2022-23 crop year. Read more

Passengers who don't wear masks on flights can be treated as 'unruly': DGCA

Civil aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday said passsengers who do not wear masks on flight can be treated as 'unruly'