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Government provides effective marketing platform to apples growers

Policy | News | 21 Oct, 2020

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the extension of Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) f...

FSSAI extends upgraded food safety compliance platform

Policy | News | 19 Oct, 2020

Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) has been operational in nine states/UTs viz Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Odisha, C...

Health Ministry launches new guidelines on World Food Day

Policy | News | 16 Oct, 2020

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare presided over an event to celebrate ‘World Food Day...

Health Ministry pushes food security to nutrition security goal

Policy | News | 15 Oct, 2020

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, on October 15, 2020, presided over an inter-ministerial ...

NDDB inks MoU with UT of Ladakh to promote livelihoods from dairying

Policy | News | 07 Oct, 2020

With a view to promote dairying and rural livelihoods in the Union Territory of Ladakh, the National Dairy Development B...

MoHUA takes street food vendors online

Policy | News | 06 Oct, 2020

As a part of Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNibhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme, Ministry of Housing & Urban...

FSSAI checks adulteration in khoya

Policy | News | 28 Sep, 2020

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently received references from various sweet manufa...

AYUSH Ministry inks MoU to promote medicinal plants

Policy | News | 25 Sep, 2020

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH signed an MoU through virtual meeting with the major...

AYUSH Ministry inks MoU with WCD Ministry to tackle malnutrition

Policy | News | 21 Sep, 2020

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Women and Child Develo...

Health Ministry adds AYUSH practices to post COVID-19 management plan

Policy | News | 15 Sep, 2020

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has issued a protocol on Post COVID Management. The protocol provides an i...

FSSAI to come up with regulations to fortify processed foods

Policy | News | 14 Sep, 2020

Inoshi Sharma, Director, FSSAI said that an overview of the food safety is need of the hour and FSSAI...

FSSAI finalises healthy eating guidelines for school children

Policy | News | 10 Sep, 2020

It is important that right eating habits should be engrained in the children right since the early childhood. The import...

FSSAI clamps down promotion of infant milk substitutes

Policy | News | 11 Sep, 2020

In a bid to dissuade promotion of infant milk substitutes, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ...

Govt strengthens dairy sector with new steps

Policy | News | 08 Sep, 2020

The Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu has suggested that milk could be given either as part of breakfast or the mid-day m...

Govt increases focus on food supply chain

Policy | News | 02 Sep, 2020

Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries has stated that new integrated cold chain projects ar...

FSSAI intensifies action on adulterated edible oil

Policy | News | 28 Aug, 2020

Food safety regulator, FSSAI has decided to intensify crackdown against the sale of adulterated Edible Oil with a Pan-In...

FSSAI announces sponsorship plan under ERC

Policy | News | 27 Aug, 2020

Aiming to strengthen food safety across the country, India’s Apex Food Regulator has announced the launch of the a...

Govt emphasises on developing flexi sugar factories

Policy | News | 25 Aug, 2020

A five days ‘Executive Development Programme’ organized online by National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, UP was v...