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Manbeena Chawla

Opinion
Micronutrients essential for improving wellbeing and mental health

Micronutrients essential for improving wellbeing and mental health

It is estimated that over two billion people in the world are deficient in one or more micronutrientsMicronutrients are vital to health, disease prevention and wellbeing. These are often referred to as vitamins and minerals

Nutritionals
Experts point out key aspects for improving mother-child nutrition

Experts point out key aspects for improving mother-child nutrition

Unless we fix the underlying factors mother and child will continue becoming undernourishedIndia’s public health and nutrition efforts are differentiated by an enterprising early start going as far back as 1975 with the beginning of

Opinion
Effective monitoring and detection of COVID-19 in food supply chain

Effective monitoring and detection of COVID-19 in food supply chain

Though the novel coronavirus is typically transmitted via airborne respiratory droplets, people in India and around the world are demonstrably more concerned about disease risk it poses through contaminated food. Food quality and safety are

Supplier
Neogen introduces new food extraction method

Neogen introduces new food extraction method

Neogen’s new Reveal 3-D Food Buffer allows for the rapid screening of food and ingredient samples as low as 5 parts per millionNeogen Corporation, based in the US, has announced that it has launched a new

Global
GAFSP donors announce $300M to end hunger and malnutrition

GAFSP donors announce $300M to end hunger and malnutrition

This new funding will allow GAFSP to continue its support for smallholder farmers, businesses, and countries to achieve food securityDuring the launch of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) Replenishment Period 2020-25 recently,

Policy
Health Ministry launches new guidelines on World Food Day

Health Ministry launches new guidelines on World Food Day

Celebrated World Food Day with the theme Grow, Nourish, SustainDr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare presided over an event to celebrate ‘World Food Day’ on 16 October. The event was organized

Technologies
Vendekin & GoKhana to bring smart food vending machines

Vendekin & GoKhana to bring smart food vending machines

Introducing smart vending machines for snacks, meals & coffee vending to reduce multiple touchpoints of an employeeTo enhance digital convenience to office food courts, Bengaluru based GoKhana collaborates with Vendekin Technologies in Pune by introducing

Nutritionals
Industry experts explore critical role of micronutrients and nutraceutical products

Industry experts explore critical role of micronutrients and nutraceutical products

Indian consumers are now more focused on the products with nutritional aspects which could help in boosting immunity and in providing an overall better health.While malnutrition and under nutrition are old problems in India, there

Supplier
Tetra Pak receives certification for tubular heat exchangers

Tetra Pak receives certification for tubular heat exchangers

Tubular Heat Exchangers are used for the heating and cooling of liquid food, so they are safe for consumptionThe Tetra Pak Tubular Heat Exchanger equipment has become the first tubular heat exchanger to receive the

Research
PAU develops beetroot powder as natural colorant

PAU develops beetroot powder as natural colorant

The research team has entered into an agreement with Dhwani’s Vegan Valley in Ludhiana, for commercialization of this technologyThe Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in Ludhiana has developed beetroot powder as a natural colorant. According to