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Govt outlines plans to push skills training into classrooms

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- The government on Monday outlined its plan to bring vocational training into mainstream schooling under the National Education Policy. The push is meant to give students earlier ... Read More


Digital market falters, leaves farmers with fewer buyers and weaker returns

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- The government's move to upgrade its digital farm marketplace, meant to give farmers access to more markets and better prices, has run into implementation glitches, with Rajasthan... Read More


Home-cooked meal costs drop 13% in November as vegetable and pulse prices cool

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Indian households got some relief in November as the cost of preparing both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals fell 13% from a year earlier, according to Crisil's monthly Roti Ri... Read More


CCPA fines Zepto for hidden fees and tricky online checkout designs

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- India's top consumer watchdog has imposed a penalty of Rs.700,000 on quick commerce platform Zepto for using 'dark patterns' and misleading price disclosures, including drip prici... Read More


India-Russia ties remain time-tested and resilient: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- New Delhi: India and Russia share a special and privileged strategic partnership that has held strong for decades despite global turbulence, commerce and industry Minister Piyush ... Read More


Silver hallmarking jumps as 1.6 million items get unique ID codes

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Within the first three months of introducing mandatory hallmark unique identification (HUID) for silver, more than 1.6 million pieces have already been hallmarked, reflecting stro... Read More


Meesho fined Rs.10 lakh for allowing sale of uncertified walkie-talkies

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued its final order against Fashnear Technologies Pvt. Ltd, parent company of e-commerce platform Meesho, for allowing the ... Read More


Manufacturing must be innovation-led, says Goyal; November exports recover after sharp October fall

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- New Delhi: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asserted that flexibility and technology would be the decisive factors in India's journey towards Viksit Bharat... Read More


India revamps standards regime; big changes for fibre optics, lifts, gas stoves

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- India has begun one of its most sweeping standards overhauls in recent years, withdrawing 22 quality control orders (QCOs) over the past month while simultaneously issuing a fresh... Read More


Exports buoy agrichem firms, revenue growth seen consolidating to 6-7% in FY26: Crisil

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- Buoyed by higher exports, India's agrochemical industry is set to consolidate its revenues with a likely 6-7% growth this fiscal year, Crisil Ratings said in report on Monday. A r... Read More