GOVT OF INDIA REMOVES MASKS & HAND SANITIZER FROM THE LIST OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES

Highlights

• In the month of March, the Central Government had brought these two items under the Essential Commodities Act

• The government intended to stop the overselling and hoarding of masks and sanitizers

• At present, the country has surplus quan...

Price hike hit Guwahati City consumers as a consequence of the shortage of basic commodities

Guwahati is a large city on the northeastern riverside of Assam, next to the Brahmaputra River. It is known for sacred sites such as the Kamakhya Temple Hilltop and the Hindu deities Shiva and Vishnu. It contains shrines.

The Essential Commodities Act is an act established by the Parlia...