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Science college in Nagaland make hand sanitisers; distribute them to hospitals, government offices for free
•Fifteen litres of sanitisers were also provided to Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) for use in the hospital.
Centre plans to make Essential Commodities Act simpler, may replace jail term with penalty, fine; seeks suggestions from states
Fp Staff •The proposed amendment in the Essential Commodities Act is being done in consultation with the NITI Aayog with an aim to boost investment and ease of doing business without compromising on consumer protection.
NITI Aayog to sound out chief ministers on keeping essential commodities act in abeyance, says member Ramesh Chand
Vivian Fernandes •No state has adopted the model APMC Act in its entirety except Arunachal Pradesh. The others have inserted riders, says Ramesh Chand
Rural distress: Loan waiver is no panacea; govt should dilute monopoly of APMCs for marketing of agricultural produce
Naresh Malhotra •Statutorily imposed marketing rigidities in agricultural commodities and other farm produce erect another impediment in the growth of rural sectors
Distressed farmers of Kisan Putra Andolan movement seek abolition of 'anti-farmer' Article 31B of Constitution
•A farmers' group has taken its fight for higher remuneration to the Supreme Court, where it has filed a petition challenging an Article in the Constitution
Without competition in the markets, there won't be any real value realisation for farmers: Pravesh Sharma tells Firstpost
Seetha •Farms that are less than a hectare will not benefit from commercialisation unless efforts are made to consolidate land parcels
Budget and Beyond: This is the Modi moment, if he gets this right, farmers will salute him, says Ashok Gulati
Seetha •Agriculture needs reforms in marketing, land titling and contract law reforms, to name a few
Congress to start 100-kilometre rally to corner Rajasthan govt on farmer issues in October
•The Congress will start a 100-kilometre mega rally in Rajasthan next week, which will pass through the constituencies of the chief minister and her son, to press for various demands such as redressing farmer issues.
MNS secretary Shalini Thackeray urges Centre to declare Indian sanitary napkins tax-free
•The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Sunday urged the Centre to declare sanitary napkins manufactured by Indian companies a tax-free commodity.
Petrol pump dealers' decision to close on Sundays could invoke Essential Commodities Act: Govt
Ians •Dealers' body representatives told the media on Tuesday that their decision was in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent call to save petrol and diesel.