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With the Next-Generation GST Reforms 2025, the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) has so far received 3,981 GST-related dockets, comprising 31 percent queries and 69 percent grievances with a significant number of the latter related to milk pricing. Read More

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said 15 cooperative sugar mills across the country will be selected for National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) funding to set up compressed biogas (CBG) and potash production plants. Read More

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, approved a six-year plan boost pulses production, for an amount worth Rs 11,000 crore. Read More

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/cabinet-raises-wheat-msp-by-6-6-ahead-of-rabi-sowing-clears-major-pulses-push/articleshow/124265645.cmsThe Centre on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat by 6.59% to ₹2,585 per quintal for the 2026-27 marketing season. The increase comes just ahead of the scheduled rabi crop sowing starting this month. Read More

JK Foods’ snack brand Fun Flips has entered the UAE market, in partnership with Lulu International group, one of the largest retail chains in the Middle East. Read More

The government on Wednesday said exports of non-basmati rice will be permitted only after registration with the commerce ministry’s arm APEDA. Read More

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking import curbs on yellow peas, which is considered a substitute to pulses, on the grounds that its supply is affecting the livelihood of farmers growing pulses. Read More

FSSAI & Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia sign MoU on food safety. The MoU was signed by Rajit Punhani, CEO, FSSAI and Tom Black, first assistant secretary, DAFF, Australia. The signing of MoU represents a significant milestone in the enduring partnership between India and Australia, reflecting the two countries’ shared commitment to food safety. The MoU will strengthen cooperation in the field of food safety, through the exchange of best practices, knowledge sharing, import procedures and other technical collaboration including capacity-building initiatives. Both sides expressed confidence that the MoU will foster stronger institutional ties and contribute in advancing food safety standards in both nations.

In a major boost to the state’s industrial ecosystem, Kerala Industries Minister P. Rajeev inaugurated Kerala’s first integrated manufacturing and processing hub, aimed at strengthening the food, nutraceuticals, and allied sectors. Read More

With the rollout of GST 2.0 effective from September 22, 2025, the traders, businesses and the FMCG market are expecting a new growth phase. Read More