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NEW DELHI: In a major relief to lakhs of property owners in 1,511 unauthorised colonies in the national capital, the Centre on Tuesday announced a revised "as is where is" based policy to simplify and speed up the regularisation process. This includes easier issuance of conveyance deeds and authorisation slips for properties under the Pradhan Mantri-Unauthorised Colony in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana (PM-UDAY). Under the updated framework, the requirement of an approved layout plan has been remov ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Offering a big relief to over 45 lakh migrant residents living in Delhi's unauthorised colonies, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday announced the regularisation of 1,511 "unauthorised colonies" on an "as is, where is" basis, removing the clause for approved layout plans for these settlements. The Union minister also offered hope to over 60 upscale, affluent unauthorised colonies, Sainik Farms and Anant Ram Dairy, saying the reside ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The Centre on Tuesday announced a new policy to regularise properties based on "as is where is" eligibility criteria in 1,511 unauthorised colonies in the national capital, with all buildings now required to get approval from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The move stands to give big relief to 10 lakh families living in these clusters. According to the new rules, the residents will no longer be required to submit a layout plan of the area to get their property regis ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Convenience has emerged as the primary driver of retail choices in India, with over 70 per cent of consumers stating they would continue using quick commerce platforms even if discounts were reduced, according to a report by Grant Thornton Bharat. The report highlights a structural shift in consumer priorities, where speed and accessibility are increasingly outweighing price considerations in everyday purchases. "More than 70 per cent of respondents said they would still ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A bakery allegedly running without a valid license and under unhygienic conditions was raided by Tappachabutra Police on Thursday, April 2, officials said. The bakery had been operating under the name "Chand Bakery" at Natraj Nagar, Jhirra, in Tappachabutra. The owner, Syed Khadeer, was arrested and materials worth Rs 2,77,630 were seized, including 50 kg maida, 50 kg sugar, six cartons of sauce, 13 cartons of Dalda ghee, 25 kg coconut powder, 20 kg cake powder, four tins of oil, ei ...Read More >
Multiple units producing fake ginger-garlic paste have been busted recently in Hyderabad ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Food safety raid in Hyderabad seized over 4,032 kg of adulterated ginger-garlic paste * SKR Food Products operated under unhygienic conditions using harmful additives * Owner arrested; materials handed to Mailardevpally Police Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode A recent food safety raid in Hyderabad has uncovered a l ...Read More >
Hyderabad, March 31: Authorities have detected a food adulteration racket involving adulterated ginger paste in the city. The operation targeted a manufacturing unit at Katedan, where officials seized large quantities of contaminated products and raw materials. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The raid led to the seizure of 4 tonnes, or 4,032 kg, of ginger garlic paste. In addition, officials recovered over 6,200 kg of low quality raw materials and other items. The total value of the seized goods i ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 12 (ANI): Police in the Mailardevpally area on Thursday have arrested two persons, identified as Mohammed Ziyauddin and Mohammed Mazhar Ali, for allegedly manufacturing and selling adulterated ginger paste from houses in Subhan Colony, Alli Nagar. The arrests followed a police raid on March 11, after authorities received reliable information about the use of harmful ingredients in violation of food safety regulations. The individuals were operating under the ...Read More >
Kolkata: The government's recent circular has brought clarity on trade discounts and credit notes under the GST regime, but has shifted compliance obligation and cash-flow pressure onto FMCG distributors, experts said. Indirect Tax Expert at LexVed Vedika Agrawal said the GST circular 251 makes it clear that financial or commercial credit notes - those issued without GST - do not require distributors to reverse their input tax credit (ITC). Input tax credit is the tax a business unit pays on i ...Read More >
MUMBAI: RBI on Sept 15 issued new directions for payment aggregators (PAs), mandating stricter merchant vetting and extending oversight to physical payments.RBI's directions make PAs the first line of defense against fraud by requiring stronger KYC and risk-based due diligence, with larger merchants facing tighter checks. For the first time, offline PAs handling proximity payments - from kirana stores to big retail chains - must seek RBI authorisation and follow the same compliance standards as ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The fight against single-use plastics picked up pace in Faridabad on Friday, with HSPCB and MCF conducting a joint enforcement drive.Teams fanned out across Chawla Colony market, Ghanta Ghar Chowk, wine shops, and local kirana stores, issuing 14 challans for stocking banned plastic carry bags and disposable cutlery. Fines totalling Rs1.46 lakh were imposed, and the seized material was taken away by MCF.Officials said the crackdown was conducted to send a strong message to shopkeepers an ...Read More >
Bengaluru : India's digital commerce landscape is undergoing a seismic transformation, driven by deep rural internet penetration, explosive growth in Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) brands, and the rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the retail sector. According to the Made for Bharat, Powered by AI: The New Age of Commerce Report by Shiprocket and KPMG, with 886 million active internet users 55% from rural India and UPI accounting for 84% of all retail digital payments, Bharat is not jus ...Read More >
KHAMMAM: A routine commute turned a 51-year-old school record assistant into an unlikely eco-warrior. After his bike skidded on a discarded plastic water bottle near Papakollu village, Tipparthi Siva didn't just pick himself up; he picked a fight. Witnessing plastic choke drains, poison cattle and sicken his community, Siva transformed his shock into action. Now, Julurpad mandal's determined "plastic warrior" wages a grassroots campaign, distributing pamphlets and pleading for change. Speaking ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's two major private-sector refiners, which have long prioritised exports, are turning to local sales, grabbing share in the country's fast-growing $150 billion fuel retail market as weaker global demand squeezes profit margins offshore. Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy are stepping up sales at home as fuel demand growth slows in developed markets and China, the world's second biggest oil consumer, with the transition to electric vehicles. The lower demand offshore combine ...Read More >
Nagpur: Seven years after the ban on single-use plastic came into force in the state, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) continue to grapple with widespread violations, exposing the ineffectiveness of enforcement drives and a glaring lack of deterrence.Though prime responsibility of enforcing the ban on single-use plastic relies on MPCB, the board is taking least interest in implementing the diktat, issued on March 23, 2018.From 2018 to May 2025, NM ...Read More >
Washington, Jun 5 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading a multi-party delegation to the US, was Thursday asked a question by his journalist son whether government interlocutors sought evidence of Pakistan's culpability in the Pahalgam attack to which he replied India would not have conducted Operation Sindoor without convincing evidence. "That shouldn't be allowed. This is my son," Tharoor said laughing, during an interaction at the Council on Foreign Relations when his son Ishaan Tharoor, ...Read More >
In a notable performance, Getty Realty Corp (NYSE:GTY)'s stock reached a 52-week high, touching $33.29. This peak reflects a robust phase for the real estate investment trust, specializing in the ownership, leasing, and financing of convenience store and gasoline station properties. Investors have witnessed a significant uptick in the company's stock value, with a 1-year change showing an impressive 13.89% increase. This surge underscores the market's positive reception to Getty Realty's strateg ...Read More >
Blue Yonder, one of the world's largest supply chain software providers, said Monday it was working to restore services after the attack last week disrupted systems it hosts for customers. Blue Yonder said it didn't have a timeline for when services would be restored. The company said the attack didn't affect systems that run on public cloud-based platforms. Starbucks said Monday the ransomware attack affected company-owned stores in its network of around 11,000 sites in North America. It disr ...Read More >
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