India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices went up in October to 3.59 per cent, official data showed on Tuesday. According to data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), with the revised base year of 2011-12, went up in October to 3.59[Read More…]
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From steely diplomacy to concerts, the beauty of Nirupama Menon Rao
India’s first woman spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs, the first woman high commissioner from India to Sri Lanka, and the first Indian woman ambassador to China – in the world of diplomacy, Nirupama Menon Rao has successfully made a mark. In her four-decade-long career, she served as India’s[Read More…]
Government to ask restaurants, hotels to cut portions to curb food wastage
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed concerns over the wastage of food on his monthly radio show – ‘Mann Ki Baat,’ the administration is planning to fix portion sizes of dishes served in the star hotels and restaurants to curb the wastage of food. “Ignoring the issue of food[Read More…]