Labelling required if GM content over 1%: FSSAI chief

New Delhi (IANS) Notwithstanding the lobbying from pro-GM crop groups, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to go ahead with labeling packaged food products with over one percent of Genetically Modified ingredients.

Reversing declining trend, GST revenue Rs 1,02,503 cr in January

New Delhi (IANS) Reversing the declining trend of two months, the revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) showed a marked improvement in January and stood at Rs 1,02,503 crore, crossing the Rs 1-lakh crore-mark only for the third…

Reversing declining trend, GST revenue Rs 1,02,503 cr in January

New Delhi (IANS) Reversing the declining trend of two months, the revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) showed a marked improvement in January and stood at Rs 1,02,503 crore, crossing the Rs 1-lakh crore-mark only for the third…

Tech firms hail focus on AI, rural manufacturing

New Delhi (IANS) Hailing the Interim Budget, tech companies on Friday said the focus on leveraging digital technologies will boost rural manufacturing and create jobs.

"The focus on leveraging emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence…

Goyal announces pension scheme for unorganised sector workers

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced the "Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan", a scheme to provide assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000 per month for workers in the unorganised sector.

While presenting…

Denmark's Danfoss to invest Rs 70-Rs 100 crore in TN plant

Chennai (IANS) Danish company Danfoss A/S has decided to expand its Indian plant near here with an investment of Rs 70-Rs 100 crore to manufacture low voltage drives, a top company official said.

He said that Danfoss, which has a turnover of…

Chanda Kochhar indicted by Justice Srikrishna Committee in Videocon loan case

Mumbai (IANS): Beleaguered former ICICI Bank Chief Executive Chanda Kochhar was in for fresh trouble with the Justice Srikrishna Committee indicting her for violation of bank's code of conduct and conflict of interest duties in the controversial…

Debt-ridden Punjab seeks special package

Chandigarh (IANS): With Punjab's debt estimated at over Rs 2.10 lakh crore, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged the 15th Finance Commission to sanction a 'Special Debt Relief Package' to support his government's efforts…

Facebook paid teenagers $20 to access their data: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a "Facebook Research" Virtual Private Network (VPN) that lets the company access user's data.

According to a TechCrunch report, the social…

Snapdeal bats for new FDI policy in e-commerce from Feb 1

Bengaluru (IANS) Leading e-tailer Snapdeal on Tuesday supported the implementation of revised Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy on e-commerce from February 1.

"Snapdeal supports the immediate implementation of the…