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Nutrition Innovation Mini Challenge to address malnutrition & hunger in India

Nutrition Innovation Mini Challenge to address malnutrition & hunger in India

The Challenge will be conducted for a period of five months, beginning February 2022 and ending June 2022Cargill, the Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in India have announced the

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Study highlights that vitamins cannot treat COVID-19

Study highlights that vitamins cannot treat COVID-19

Vitamin C, vitamin D and zinc were not found to lessen a patient’s chance of dying from COVID-19A new review of COVID-19 hospitalization data by researchers at The University of Toledo in the US has

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Ministry of Ayush reiterates safety of Giloy/Gudduchi

Ministry of Ayush reiterates safety of Giloy/Gudduchi

The Ministry emphasizes on the benefits of the herb in response to the recent links with liver damageThe Ministry of Ayush has reiterated that Giloy/Gudduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) is safe and as per available data, Guduchi

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India witnesses rise in exports of ’Ready To Eat’ products by 24% to $394 M

India witnesses rise in exports of ’Ready To Eat’ products by 24% to $394 M

The major destination of RTE export as per 2020-21 data is U.S.A (18.73%)India’s export of final consumer food products such as Ready to Eat (RTE), Ready to Cook (RTC) and Ready to Serve (RTS) under

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India emerges as largest exporters of cucumber and gherkins

India emerges as largest exporters of cucumber and gherkins

India exported gherkins worth $114 million from April-Oct 2021India has emerged as the largest exporter of gherkins in the world. India has exported cucumber and gherkins to the tune of 1,23,846 Metric Tonnes with a

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71.9% households consume adequately iodised salt: Govt survey

71.9% households consume adequately iodised salt: Govt survey

Existing programmes and platforms such as Poshan Abhiyan need to be leveraged to educate consumers on the benefit of consuming iodised saltThe Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP), with technical

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Edible oil players Adani Willmar, Ruchi Industries cut prices by Rs 15 -20 per Ltr

Edible oil players Adani Willmar, Ruchi Industries cut prices by Rs 15 -20 per Ltr

The basic duty on refined Soyabean and refined Sunflower Oil slashes to 17.5% from the current 32.5%The government is regularly interacting with the oil industry associations and leading market players and has convinced them to

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KVIC rolls out innovative ’Mobile Honey Processing Van’

KVIC rolls out innovative ’Mobile Honey Processing Van’

The Mobile Honey Processing Van comes as a major development under KVIC’s Honey MissionThe Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched the country’s first Mobile Honey Processing Van at Village Sirora

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Ayush Ministry makes ‘Ayush Aahaar’ available in canteen

Ayush Ministry makes ‘Ayush Aahaar’ available in canteen

‘Ayush Aahaar’ includes Vegetable Poha, Bhajani Vada, Gajar Ka Halwa and Kokum DrinkTo promote nutritional diet and a healthy living, the Ministry of Ayush has made a new beginning on January 3, 2022, by making

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Adoption of fortified foods, functional foods may face limitations: Aspire Circle

Adoption of fortified foods, functional foods may face limitations: Aspire Circle

India can generate $1 trillion in revenues from Agriculture and Food sector, making it the largest private sector Industry by 2030, reveals reportWith an investment of $272 billion in agritech and allied segments by 2030,