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Edible oil prices will soften by Rs 15/litre in a few weeks: Industry

Decision arrived at today during a meeting between industry players & officials

Govt may drop proposal on discom delicensing after some states protest

The amendment pertains to delicensing of power distribution that would have paved the way for any company to supply electricity in an area, after necessary regulatory approval

'Take it down': Indian requests to social media firms at record highs

Twitter got the largest rise in government demand about content compared to the pre-pandemic period

Why Twitter sought legal action and moved HC against Indian govt

Twitter in its petition said that content does not meet the threshold for blocking under section 69A

Twitter files petition for judicial review of Indian orders on takedown

On June 27, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a notice to the Chief Compliance Officer of Twitter Inc, giving the company 'one last opportunity'

India may not need to import urea after 2025, says Mansukh Mandaviya

This is owing to rising domestic production, nano supplies

Export levy impact: Tata Steel deliveries drop 2% YoY despite higher output

Tata Steel said domestic despatches were up 5% YoY, leveraging a strong marketing network and an agile business model

India guiding world's fourth industrial revolution, says PM Modi

Technology is improving governance and ending corruption in country, he says

Govt to move benefits to apprentices' accounts via Skill Development Corp

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship announced that the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) will be a part of Direct Beneficiary Transfer (DBT) scheme.

High duty may extend slack season for gold, keep prices in check for now

Gold domestic futures jumped by about 3 per cent to over Rs 52,000 per 10 gram in initial trading

Work sought under MGNREGS in June still higher than before Covid

According to economists and policymakers, this reflects the continued lure of MGNREGS among rural manual casual labour despite a near resumption of economic activity, both in rural and urban areas

Core sector output at 13-month high in May at 18.1% on capex push

The data shows broad-based improvement in core sector growth benefitting from a low base, with the exception of coal

Govt allots Rs 2,516 cr for computerisation of primary agri co-op societies

The model bylaws will enable PACS to offer economic activities other than credit which includes developing cold-storage facilities in villages, running PDS shops and locker facilities for depositors

Shipping Ministry looks to make govt ports competitive against pvt peers

Minister asks for plan to build mega ports by 2047, develop new technologies

Agnipath scheme: A burgeoning pension bill is the govt's big headache

Pension is growing faster than the salaries of state employees, accounted for a third of revenue expenditure by armed forces in 2013-14 and 2020-21

Govt considers allowing some exports of raw sugar piled up at ports: Report

Additional shipments from India, the world's biggest exporter of sugar after Brazil, could weigh on raw sugar futures, which are trading near their lowest in four months.

Manufacturers protest ban on rigid single-use plastics, fear loan default

Industry grouse - 22 products have been banned although they are fully recyclable, while non-recyclable packaging used by FMCG firms have been let off

Procedural issues continue to hinder commercialisation of GM crops in India

Two decades after Bt cotton made its debut in India, commercialisation of genetically modified crops remains mired in complex procedural rules

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits rise despite spurt in Covid-19 cases

Power generation, vehicle registrations dip

Parameswaran Iyer, new Niti Aayog CEO, is an accidental bureaucrat

The man who helmed the Swachh Bharat mission once worked as a journalist and cut vegetables in a hotel