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Consumer protection regulator seeks RBI intervention on banks delaying refund in case of failed transactions In a letter to RBI Deputy Governor M K Jain, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare stated that 2,850 complaints have been received through the government-run National Consumer Helpline (NCH) PTI | January 1, 2021 | Updated 15:09 IST Reserve Bank of India Amid rising consumer complaints regarding delay in reverse or refund of money deducted on ac...

Escorts tractor sales up 88% to 7,733 units in December Domestic tractor sales during last month stood at 7,230 units as against 3,806 units in December 2019, up 90 per cent, Escorts said in a BSE filing PTI | January 1, 2021 | Updated 15:27 IST Escorts Agri Machinery had sold 4,114 units in December 2019 Farm equipment manufacturer Escorts Agri Machinery on Friday reported an 88 per cent jump in tractor sales at 7,733 units in December 2020. The company had sold 4,114 units in December 2019....

Wheat sowing increases 4% to 325.3 lakh hectare this rabi season The area under the coverage for paddy is down marginally to 14.83 lakh hectare so far this rabi (winter-sown) season from 15.47 lakh hectare in the corresponding period previous year PTI | January 1, 2021 | Updated 20:51 IST The area under coverage for coarse cereals is down so far at 45.12 lakh hectare Wheat sowing has increased by 4 per cent so far this rabi season to 325.35 lakh hectare, while pulses acreage grew 5 per cent to...

Chinese pharma group Fosun plans plant to make BioNTechs COVID-19 vaccine The first phase of the China-based manufacturing facility will have a production capacity of 200 million doses Reuters | January 1, 2021 | Updated 00:13 IST Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group is planning a facility in China to produce the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Germanys BioNTech, financial magazine Caixin reported on Wednesday. The first phase of the China-based manufacturing facility will have production capaci...

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Light House Projects at six sites on Jan 1 Besides the housing and urban affairs minister, chief ministers of Tripura, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh will be present on the occasion PTI | December 31, 2020 | Updated 09:55 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Light House Projects under the Global Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC-India) at six sit...

Reduce legal drinking age to 21, lessen number of dry days, panel tells Delhi govt A committee set up by the Delhi government has recommended the legal drinking age in the state be brought down from 25 years to 21 years BusinessToday.In | December 31, 2020 | Updated 12:06 IST Represetational image (Photo- ANI) A committee set up by the Delhi government has recommended the legal drinking age in the state be brought down from 25 years to 21 years. It also suggested the number of dry days in a ye...

Government implementing Rs 320-crore project for 5 major ports to enable digital ecosystem The enterprise business system (EBS) will adopt international best practices without losing its alignment to existing local needs, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has said in a document PTI | December 31, 2020 | Updated 17:12 IST The major ports in the country have an installed capacity of 1,534.91 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) as on March 2020 The government is implementing a Rs 320-crore pr...

Indias mantra for 2021 -- Dawai bhi aur kadaai bhi, says PM Modi PM Narendra Modi says number of new cases of COVID-19 infection is decreasing now. "We are preparing to run the worlds largest vaccination programme in the next year," he adds BusinessToday.In | December 31, 2020 | Updated 12:36 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rajkot in Gujarat on Thursday morning. PM Modi attended the func...

Dec 28: Tripura has been selected the best performing state in implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban, under the North Eastern and Hilly States category.The PMAY (Urban) Awards -2019 have been categorised under three levels and various categories.Minister of State of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep S Puri recently said in a letter to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb: “…State of Tripura has been selected as the ‘Best Performing State’ under the North Eastern ...