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
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
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has appointed a new member on its scientific committee and 13 members on seven scientific panels for the remaining period of the committee and the panels. The
K Chandramouli, Chairperson of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) holding the office for close to four years has retired on January 23, 2015. Chandramouli, replaced P I Suvrathan, in September 2011 as
Bhanu Pratap Sharma, Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare was given an additional charge of the post of chairperson of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for a period of two months
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, J P Nadda has stressed on the need to have safe and wholesome food, and local manufacturing of food products under the ‘Make in India’ campaign of
Todd Hall, a 32-year veteran of Cargill, has been named to the Cargill Leadership Team (CLT), the executive group in charge of Cargill’s strategic direction, growth and capital allocation.Hall joined Cargill in 1982 and held
Global nutrition company, Herbalife announced that leading nutrition and health experts, Ismet Tamer, MD and Wang Jae Lee, Ph.D, have been appointed to its Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB). Dr Tamer and Dr Lee bring more
Anand Nambiar, working as Managing Director, Optronics Division at AZ Electronic Materials, a Merck KGaA Company in Hong Kong since November 2012 has been named as the new Managing Director of Merck Ltd. The company
Sheela Krishnaswamy, a Registered Dietitian, based in Bangalore, has been elected to the national post of President, Indian Dietetic Association (IDA) for a period of four years from January 1, 2015. Sheela Krishnaswamy is the