The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved a proposal to raise the minimum support price (MSP) for raw jute to ₹4,750 a quintal for the 2022-23 season, an increase of ₹250, or 5.5%, over the previous year. The new MSP would ensure a return of 60.53% over…Continue Reading

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has been playing a role in renovictions by helping some property owners secure rock-bottom interest rates, even as the federal minister who oversees the agency has been tasked with finding ways to curb “excessive” rent hikes and evictions due to renovations.Frances Jeddore, 62, is shown in her Halifax apartment…Continue Reading

Fuel prices hiked for 7th consecutive day, Petrol rates cross Rs 110-mark in Delhi

Petrol and diesel prices witnessed a hike for the seventh consecutive day across the country on November 02. In Delhi, with an increase of Rs 0.35 in petrol and diesel prices, their cost rose to Rs 110.04 per litre and Rs 98.42 per litre respectively today. In the country’s financial capital, Mumbai, the petrol and…Continue Reading