Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
Scientists from Los Angeles have developed a miniature, ultra-low power injectable biosensor that could be used for continuous, long-term alcohol monitoring. The chip developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego in the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to raise the prices of food crops. His government is seeking to pay farmers at least 50 per cent more than the cost of their produce, boosting the retail
RTI information shows Patanjali’s Rs 2.6-billion project is one of three proposed projects in Uttar Pradesh Ramdev’s Patanjali group is slowly, but surely – expanding its footprint in the processed food sector across India. On
PepsiCo is facing a flood of exits in India. In the past 3-4 months, about 15 senior to mid-level executives have left the beverages major that makes Pepsi and 7Up sodas, Tropicana juices, Gatorade sports
Mumbai-based packaged food firm Yumlane has raised $4 million in a Series A round of funding led by Singapore-based RB Investments. Existing investors Orios Venture Partners and Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal participated in the round
Ram Vilas Paswan, the Union food minister, has written to the chief ministers of all major sugar producing states to take strict action against sugar mills which have not paid sugarcane farmers. Industry estimates show
Chocolate prices are likely to go up in India as its key ingredients cocoa and its products have become costly. Global cocoa prices have increased 28% over the past year and are set to climb
Manufacturers in the European Union (EU) are preparing for new legislation that will regulate the amount of acrylamide in their products for the first time. The regulations, passed by the EU last year, will
World Food Programme (WFP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) to address malnutrition in deprived pockets under the title ’1000 days partnership against malnutrition.’ Finbarr Curran, Country
Scientists at National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, have identified a yeast strain that can improve absorption of phosphorus and make other vital minerals bioavailable. Phosphorus deficiency can lead to several health complications. Many a times