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Par panel seeks sufficient budget allocation for fertilisers dept

New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) A Parliamentary panel on Monday expressed concern over inadequate budgetary allocation for department of fertilisers for 2022-23 fiscal and asked the finance ministry to allocate sufficient funds in Budget itself for timely and optimum utilisation of the amount. The standing committee on chemicals and fertilisers in its report on 'Demand [...]

Rajasthan to give Rs 20,000 cr of crop loans next year: minister

Jaipur, Mar 21 (PTI) Short-term crop loans of Rs 18,000 crore have been disbursed to farmers in Rajasthan this year and that of Rs 20,000 crore are expected to be sanctioned in the coming year, a state minister said on Monday. State Cooperative Minister Udai Lal Anjana gave this information in reply to a question [...]

Govt should extend period of loan repayment under ECLGS for MSMEs: Parl panel

New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) A Parliamentary panel on Monday suggested that the government should extend the period of repayment of loans under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector. The Parliamentary standing committee on industry has also asked the government to digitise the GST system to ensure paperless refund of [...]

Indian Potash Ltd signs pact with Israel Chemicals to buy 6-6.5 lakh tonnes of MOP annually

New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) Indian Potash Ltd on Monday signed an agreement with Israel Chemicals Ltd for supply of 6-6.5 lakh tonnes muriate of potash (MOP) annually during 2022-27 period. The collaboration is aimed at boosting domestic availability of fertilizers. According to an official statement, Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding [...]

Govt sanctions armed CISF cover for Reliance Jio World Centre in Mumbai

New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) The Union government has sanctioned armed security cover of over 200 CISF personnel to guard the recently launched Jio World Centre, a business and entertainment centre in Mumbai developed by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL).The centre, touted to be about 12 times larger than a FIFA football field and 10.3 times [...]

No foreigners among 132 passengers in crashed Chinese plane

Beijing, Mar 21 (PTI) There were no foreigners among the 132 people on board the Chinese passenger plane which crashed in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, the official media reported. The Boeing 737 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines, which flew from Kunming to Guangzhou, crashed in Tengxian County in the city of [...]

No prospect of economy falling into stagflation vortex, says RBI guv

Mumbai, Mar 21 (PTI) There is no prospect of the economy falling into a stagflation vortex and retail inflation is expected to moderate going forward, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday, notwithstanding fears of imported inflation given the massive spike in commodity prices, especially crude oil, after Russia invaded Ukraine last month. Already [...]