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New UN report: World's most vulnerable are paying more for less food
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 10 (ANI): The global food import bill is on course to hit a new record of USD 1.8 trillion this year, but higher prices and transport costs rather than volumes account for the bulk of the expected increase, according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Org
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Telangana: KTR slams Centre for 'misleading' people on rising fuel prices
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 7 (ANI): In an open letter to the Central government, Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao has hit out at the rising fuel prices, accusing the Centre of acting as a "middleman" in buying the crude oil cheaply in the international market and selling at higher pr
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Pakistan: 200 farmers arrested for protesting against hike in petroleum pr
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): As many as 200 farmers were arrested in Pakistan's Lahore as they staged a sit-in protest against an exorbitant hike in petroleum prices, unavailability of fertiliser, and higher prices of compost and demanded the reversal of the government decisions,
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Kabul locals struggle with higher food, fuel prices
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 18 (ANI): Amidst harsh winter, people living in Kabul are struggling for food, fuel and other basic items in the face of surge in fuel prices coupled with high unemployment rates, according to local media.
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Union Cabinet approves fixing of higher ethanol prices under Ethanol Blend
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): In order to facilitate setting up advanced biofuel refineries in the country, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the fixing of higher ethanol prices derived from different sugarcane-based raw materials under the Ethanol Bl
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Power ministry asks states to use unallocated power, not sell it outside a
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Power on Monday requested all states and Union Territories to use unallocated power only to supply electricity to its consumers in the State and not impose load shedding or sell it in power exchanges at higher prices.
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Kerala CM writes to Civil Aviation Minister for reducing airfares
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 16 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia, expressing concern at skyrocketing airfares, especially of flights to the Gulf.
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Punjab govt asks private hospitals to return COVID vaccine stock after Cen
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 5 (ANI): Amid severe criticism from the Centre and Shiromani Akali Dal for allegedly selling Covid vaccines to private hospitals at higher prices, the Punjab government on Friday instructed the private hospitals to return the remaining available stock. Read More
Pakistan's private COVID-19 vaccine sales deepening social division
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): As COVID-19 vaccines are unavailable to most of the population in Pakistan due to private sales and higher prices, leading critics believe that the country is making inoculations only for the wealthy.
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'Failed system' fails our citizens: Rahul Gandhi targets Centre over COVID
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Ahead of phase three of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in which everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated from May 1, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Central government stating that a large amount of public money was s
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Amazon sued for fixing price of e-books
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): Amazon, an American multinational technology company that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, is facing a new lawsuit alleging that a deal between the company and five major US book publishers has created
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Retail inflation for industrial workers rises to 5.91 pc in October
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): The retail inflation for industrial workers rose marginally to 5.91 per cent in October from 5.62 per cent in September this year because of higher prices of certain food items.
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