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62 slaughter houses registered with FSSAI

62 slaughter houses registered with FSSAI

Work relating to registration of slaughter houses is handled by the states. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), an agency of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India and

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NMPB releases grant of Rs 144 crore to develop medicinal plant sector

NMPB releases grant of Rs 144 crore to develop medicinal plant sector

National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) of Ministry of AYUSH has been implementing the Central Sector Scheme for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants under which a grant of Rs144.28 crore has been released

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There will be no cut in the coverage of National Food Security Act: Paswan

There will be no cut in the coverage of National Food Security Act: Paswan

Ram Vilas Paswan, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has said that the Government has decided not to accept the recommendation of High Level Committee on restructuring of Food Corporation of India (FCI)

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NRDC signs MoA with CCRAS to commercialize technologies

NRDC signs MoA with CCRAS to commercialize technologies

National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, (CCRAS), an autonomous organisation under the

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Siraj Hussain is new secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation

Siraj Hussain is new secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation

Siraj Hussain, IAS, 1979 batch Uttar Pradesh Cadre, assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture on February 28, 2015. He succeeds Ashish Bahuguna who retired on same day.Earlier, he also

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Ranglal Jamuda takes charge as secretary, MoFPI

Ranglal Jamuda takes charge as secretary, MoFPI

Ranglal Jamuda assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India on March 2. He succeeds Siraj Hussain, who has been transferred to Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation.An officer of the

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Demand for nutritional products for elderly on  the rise

Demand for nutritional products for elderly on the rise

There is an urgent need for cost-effective nutritional interventions with provisioning of regular health check-ups, health services and health aids, technological innovations including telemedicine, nutritional products for deficiencies on elderly people. Along with the need,

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Budget 2015-16: What do industry leaders say?

Budget 2015-16: What do industry leaders say?

"Budget is investment friendly and removes all doubts on tax issues. It assures investors that we have a stable, predictable and fair tax system. Atal Innovation Mission and SETU underline our commitment to enable innovation,

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Key features of Budget 2015-16

Key features of Budget 2015-16

Key features of Budget 2015-16: Simplification of tax procedures. Central excise/Service tax assesses to be allowed to use digitally signed invoices and maintain record electronically. Proposal to reduce corporate tax from 30% to 25% over

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Jaitley presents Balanced and Progressive Budget

Jaitley presents Balanced and Progressive Budget

With a plethora of announcements, Modi government seems all set to take forward the Reforms agenda. Its commitment towards introducing the long-pending Goods & Services Tax, besides increasing focus on the rural development, Infrastructure and