North News New Delhi, January 1 India has emerged as the world’s second-largest tobacco producer, trailing only China, and ranks as the fourth-largest producer of Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco globally, after China, Brazil, and Zimbabwe. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the country exported tobacco worth ₹12,005.89 crore ($1,449.54 million) during 2023-24, […]
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North News Chandigarh, December 24 Reiterating firm commitment of the state government to emerge Punjab as a industrial hub in country, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said that due to concerted efforts of their government so far investment worth Rs 86,000 crore has been roped in to create 3.92 lakh jobs for […]
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North News New Delhi, December 24 Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, presided over the National Consumer Day 2024 celebrations at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today. During the event, Joshi launched several pro-consumer initiatives and stressed the importance of virtual hearings in providing digital access to consumer justice. The […]
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North News Pune, December 23 India’s agriculture sector contributes 18 percent to the country’s GDP, with the central government working to further strengthen its resilience, said Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday. The Agriculture Minister said that his government is fully committed to making India the world’s food basket. Speaking at the Platinum […]
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North News Chandigarh, December 23 Punjab’s Industry and Commerce Minister, Tarunpreet Singh Sond, announced that the state has secured investments worth over Rs 86,000 crore in the past two and a half years. This achievement, he noted, reflects the success of the state’s industry-friendly policies under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. Since […]
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North News Chandigarh, December 23 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has strongly opposed the agenda of bringing Air Turbine Fuel (ATF) under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST), emphasising that including ATF under GST would pave the way for removing petroleum products from the Value Added Tax (VAT). He raised this concern […]
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North News Chandigarh, December 23 Punjab plans to enhance its renewable energy capacity by adding 264MW through the installation of 66 solar power plants, each with a 4MW capacity, by December 2025, State New and Renewable Energy Sources Minister Aman Arora said on Monday. The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has approved a tariff […]
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North News New Delhi, December 23 On National Consumer Day 2024, which will be observed tomorrow, top executives from 13 major e-commerce platforms, including those from Reliance Retail, Tata Sons, Zomato, Ola, and Swiggy, will sign a Safety Pledge committing to the protection of consumer rights. This pledge, finalized by the Department of Consumer Affairs […]
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North News New Delhi, December 23 India and Kuwait have reaffirmed their commitment to combating terrorism, enhancing security, and expanding bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to Kuwait on December 21-22. Both nations unequivocally condemned terrorism, including cross-border activities, and called for dismantling terror financing networks and infrastructure. They […]
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North News New Delhi, December 21 The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a Rs 2,900 crore policy-based loan on Saturday to support the second subprogram of the Strengthening Multimodal and Integrated Logistics Ecosystem (SMILE) program. The loan agreement was formalized by representatives from the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry […]
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