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PMMY was built on a revolutionary idea that the Indian state could trust its most marginalised citizens with credit, when the formal banking system hesitated Financial inclusion has been at the forefront of the agenda of the Narendra Modi government. In the last decade, India witnessed a silent transformation where millions of ordinary citizens stepped into entrepreneurship with newfound confidence and agency. At its heart lies an initiative launched on April 8, 2016, by the prime minister, the ...Read More >
West Bengal Assembly Elections: BJP Likely to Announce First List of Candidates This Week More than ₹40 lakh crore in collateral-free loans have been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana over the past eleven years, marking a major expansion of formal credit access for India's small businesses and micro entrepreneurs. The flagship micro-credit programme, launched on April 8, 2015, has issued over 58 crore loans so far, helping individuals start or expand small enterprises across sec ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Traffic on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday after a fresh landslide hit the road in the Banihal sector of Ramban district. Traffic department officials said the national highway (NH44) was blocked, and road clearance was going on at Shalgarhi, Banihal, which will take some time. Moreover, there is continuous rainfall along the national highway. People have been advised not to travel on N ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the impact of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) on its 11th anniversary, stating that the initiative has been pivotal in fostering self-employment and making the youth of the nation self-reliant. In a post on X, the Prime Minister emphasised that providing the right opportunities is key to individual and national growth. "Exactly 11 years ago, the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, launched today, has proven to b ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 8 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said that the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has triggered a "new revolution of self-reliance" across the country as the scheme completes 11 years. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India and was launched on April 8, 2015. He credited the initiative for empowering youth, women, and small entrepreneurs through collateral-free loans and boostin ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is not empowered to prescribe standards for food meant for animal consumption, stating that its mandate is limited to food for humans. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the ruling while quashing a requirement imposed by FSSAI that banned the use of meat or bone meal in feed meant for milk- and meat-producing animals, except poultry ...Read More >
"Traffic was restored on the highway on Tuesday morning following clearance of landslides," a traffic police officer said. According to an official update, passenger vehicles are now allowed to ply from both directions -- Jammu to Srinagar and vice versa -- on the highway. Also read | Weather improves in Kashmir, MeT predicts more rains Vehicular movement was stopped on the highway on Monday as landslides and shooting stones blocked both tubes between Karol Bridge and Chanderkote, a traffic p ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday quashed an FSSAI directive mandating that milk and meat-producing animals shall not be given feed containing meat or bone meal. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, related to the regulation of "food for human consumption," did not include cattle feed or animal feed, and therefore, FSSAI has no power to issue such a mandate. The court passed the verdi ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway was reopened for passenger traffic on Tuesday after it remained closed for a day due to a landslide and shooting stones in Ramban district of J&K. Traffic department officials said this morning that passenger traffic has been allowed from both sides on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44). Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Traffic National Highway, Raja Adil, told reporters that vehicular movement has ...Read More >
Nalgonda: Rice mills in the erstwhile Nalgonda district have emerged as a key source of raw material for more than 450 industries linked to rice bran oil, liquor, poultry feed and brick manufacturing.Miryalaguda has developed as a major rice milling hub, with 273 mills across the erstwhile district, including 163 in Nalgonda, 80 in Suryapet and 30 in Yadadri-Bhongir. During paddy milling, byproducts such as rice husk, broken rice and rice bran are generated and supplied to various industries.Acc ...Read More >
Personal loans and education loans are two popular financial products that serve different purposes. While personal loans can be used for anything, education loans are specifically for academic pursuits. Knowing the difference between the two can help you make better financial decisions. Here are the key differences between personal loans and education loans, from their purpose to interest rates. Personal loans are flexible and can be used for anything, be it medical expenses, home renovations, ...Read More >
Berhampur: Poultry farmers and traders in Odisha are staring at heavy losses as egg exports have come to a grinding halt amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia. Owing to restrictions on freight transport amid continued hostilities, egg exports to foreign countries have stopped entirely. As a result, thousands of eggs are now piling up in farms. While production continues to rise, prices have dropped sharply because of the export crisis. At the same time, demand for eggs has also fallen as majo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Retail chicken shops resumed operations after a day-long shutdown, following an assurance from large poultry traders that talks with retailers would be held soon, the Chicken Shop Owners Association said. The protest had led to widespread closure of the nearly 53,000 retail outlets, with the impact most visible in the capital. Shop owners also enforced the shutdown at outlets that had remained open. Mohammed Saleem, a shop owner, said, "We have had no margins for the past two months. ...Read More >
HANAMKONDA: Chicken shops across Telangana remained closed on Wednesday after traders stopped supplying live birds alleging reduced profit margins by poultry companies. The shutdown affected workers dependent on these shops, including helpers and delivery staff. Tension was reported in LB Nagar in Hyderabad after a dispute at a chicken shop during the indefinite strike. According to information, a shop owner kept his outlet open despite the bandh. Members of the Chicken Shops Association conf ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chicken shops remained closed across several parts of Telangana on Wednesday on a call given by the Telangana Chicken Centres Association, protesting against the reduction in margins offered to dealers, traders said. The shutdown was observed voluntarily by chicken shop owners, leading to the disruption of business in many areas. Traders have demanded that the earlier margin structure be restored, alleging that the reduction has severely impacted small retailers. Business came to a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at several Sneha Chicken Centre outlets across Hyderabad on Wednesday, April 1, as a strike called by the Telangana State Chicken Shop Owners Association over profit margins turned contentious, with protesters throwing eggshells at the retail chain's stores for staying open despite the bandh. The association, which represents chicken shop owners across the state, called for a complete shutdown from April 1 to press its demand for better profit margins from poultry c ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed at several Sneha Chicken Centres in Hyderabad on Wednesday after the Retail Chicken Shop Owners Association staged a protest demanding to close the shops. The Association declared closure of all the chicken shops from April 1 demanding a hike in the margin from the wholesalers. But Sneha Chicken Centres continued to open and sell chicken, inviting wrath from the retailers. Furious over opening the shops, the retailers assembled in front of Sneha chicken centre ...Read More >
A mephedrone drug factory, cleverly disguised as a poultry farm in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, has been busted, leading to multiple arrests and a significant drug seizure, highlighting the ongoing fight against illegal drug manufacturing and distribution in India. Key PointsA mephedrone manufacturing facility was discovered operating within a poultry farm in Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh.Four individuals have been arrested in connection with the illegal mephedrone factory.Police seized 200 grams ...Read More >
Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh): Ratlam police dismantled an illegal drug manufacturing unit hidden inside a poultry farm in Borkheda village, arresting four suspects, including the alleged kingpin, in an operation carried out under the jurisdiction of Piploda Police Station. Acting on a tip-off, a joint police team was formed under the direction of SP Amit Kumar and ASP Vivek Kumar. The operation was led by SDOP Jaora Sandeep Malviya, with personnel from the Cyber Cell, Piploda Police Station, Jaora C ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa on Monday said that the state government has initiated steps to streamline the supply of commercial LPG cylinders and assured hotel owners that distribution would resume from Tuesday. He also urged the Centre to resolve the shortage. Addressing the media, Muniyappa said an order regarding the allocation of commercial cooking gas had already been issued on Sunday. "The order will reach distributors today, and from tomorrow onwards, LPG c ...Read More >
Bengaluru: As the ongoing Gulf War entered its 30th day, its ripple effects have begun to impact daily life in Karnataka, with a severe shortage of LPG cylinders disrupting households, hotels, and industries across Bengaluru and other regions. The shortage of commercial LPG cylinders has particularly hit hotels, restaurants, and small food businesses, many of which have been forced to scale down operations or temporarily shut. Residents have been seen queuing up outside gas agencies with empty ...Read More >
BENGALURU: In line with Union govt directives to regulate commercial use of LPG amid the West Asia crisis, the state govt Sunday issued a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to manage supply and distribution.Under new guidelines, all commercial establishments must register for piped natural gas (PNG) connections with their respective distribution entities within seven days "to be considered under the allocation framework".The state has categorised commercial LPG distribution into four pr ...Read More >
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], December 17 (ANI): Adding a new milestone to women's empowerment in the state, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday handed over cheques of Rs 10,000 to each of the 23,791 beneficiaries under MMUA of Tingkhong Legislative Assembly Constituency at a function held at Abhoypur Rural Sports Complex in Moran in Dibrugarh district. During the event, 23,791 beneficiaries from the Tingkhong constituency received seed capital cheques of Rs 10,000 each as the ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: Four persons died in a multiple vehicle collision at Thoppur in Dharmapuri on Tuesday. According to police, a lorry laden with poultry feed from Maharashtra was bound to Namakkal when its driver, Muniappan, 45, from Namakkal, lost control, while descending the slope on the Thoppur ghat stretch. "It brushed on three trucks before knocking down a two-wheeler and another truck, which then veered on the Salem-Dharmapuri Road and overturned after crashing into two cars coming in the opp ...Read More >
. New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday directed its regional offices across the country to collect samples of both branded and unbranded eggs and send them to 10 laboratories for testing to check for the presence of nitrofurans residues.The move follows a controversy over the quality of eggs sold by popular brand Eggoz, with reports raising concerns about possible traces of nitrofurans -- a group of antibiotics banned for use in food-producing animals. He ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Anti-Narcotics Cell of the Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police crime branch has busted a mephedrone (MD) manufacturing unit operating from a shed behind a poultry farm in Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan, seizing contraband and equipment worth ₹100 crore. According to the police, 11 persons have been arrested so far, including a suspect believed to be associated with the Dawood Ibrahim gang, for manufacturing and peddling the synthetic drug. MBVV police commissioner Niket Kaush ...Read More >
India and the EU will discuss key areas of the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) including market access, non-tariff measures and regulatory cooperation, during commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal's visit to Brussels on October 27-28. Goyal will hold high-level discussions with Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President and European Commissioner for Trade of the EU. "The visit will also serve to review progress achieved so far and to identify areas requiring further convergence," the ...Read More >
A protest against Fresh Cut poultry waste rendering unit at Ambayathode in Kozhikode on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A protest march by local residents demanding the shutdown of a poultry waste rendering unit at Ambayathode near Thamarassery on Tuesday turned violent, resulting in protesters setting fire to the factory. Meanwhile, a few police officers, including Superintendent of Police (Kozhikode Rural) [SP] K.E. Baiju, were injured in alleged stone pelting by the protesters. ...Read More >
New Delhi: India and the United States are reportedly on the verge of finalising a long-awaited trade deal that promises to reshape their economic ties. As per a Mint report, the agreement could slash US tariffs on Indian goods from the current 50 per cent to around 15-16 per cent, offering a major boost to Indian exporters. The proposed pact primarily focuses on the energy and agriculture sectors, with discussions also centred on India's gradual reduction of crude oil imports from Russia -- a ...Read More >
New Delhi: India and the US are closing in on a long-pending trade deal that could slash the current tariffs for Indian exports to 15-16% from a punishing 50%, according to three people aware of the matter. With energy and agriculture emerging as key cards at the negotiating table, India may agree to gradually reduce its imports of Russian oil, the people cited above said on condition of anonymity. The purchases had prompted a punitive levy of 25% on Indian exports, which is over and above the ...Read More >
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