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India and Qatar to cooperate on food processing and safety

Indian delegation visits Doha for India-Qatar Joint Working Group Meeting An Indian delegation comprising officers from the Department of Commerce and other Ministries and organisations held a Joint Working Group (JWG) m…

News · Shraddha Warde · 16 Jul 2024
Policy

Urad prices soften after supply boosts

Area sown for urad has reached 5.37 lakh hectares compared to 3.67 lakh hectares last year The consistent efforts of the Department of Consumer Affairs have resulted in the softening of Urad prices, the Centre Government…

News · Shraddha Warde · 11 Jul 2024
Policy

MRA between India and Taiwan for organic products

The MRA will pave the way for the export of major Indian organic products such as rice, processed food, green/black and herbal tea, medicinal plant products etc to Taiwan The Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for organi…

News · Shraddha Warde · 11 Jul 2024
Policy

Shah inaugurates Amul’s first exclusive organic shop

Amul's entry into the organic sector is a significant step towards promoting organic farming and consumption in India On the occasion of International Day of Cooperatives, Amit Shah, Home and Cooperation Minister, e-inau…

News · Shraddha Warde · 8 Jul 2024
Policy

India participates in 86th session of Executive Committee of Codex

The 86th session's agenda covers several critical issues such as Enhancing Food Safety Standards In a significant step towards strengthening global food safety standards, G Kamala Vardhana Rao, CEO of the Food Safety and…

News · Shraddha Warde · 5 Jul 2024
Policy

Centre imposes stock limit on wheat until 31st March 2025

The stock limit for traders/wholesalers is 3000 MT; the retailer is 10 MT for each of the retail outlet To manage overall food security and to prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation, the Government of India has de…

News · Shraddha Warde · 24 Jun 2024
Policy

Govt keeps close eye over market price of wheat

112 million MT wheat production in RMS 2024, sufficient wheat stock available The Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is keeping a close watch o…

News · Shraddha Warde · 14 Jun 2024
Policy

APEDA facilitates first consignment of MD 2 pineapples to UAE

The consignment, comprising 8.7 metric tonnes (650 boxes) of the prized MD 2 pineapples, was ceremoniously flagged off by the Chairman, APEDA, Abhishek Dev In a significant stride for India's fresh fruit export sector, t…

News · Shraddha Warde · 14 Jun 2024
Policy

Department of Atomic Energy launches nutraceutical AKTOCYTE

The AKTOCYTE tablets have shown remarkable results, particularly in pelvic cancer patients suffering from radiotherapy-induced side effects The Department of Atomic Energy in collaboration with M/s. IDRS Labs Pvt. Ltd. B…

News · Shraddha Warde · 13 Jun 2024
Policy

LSI Seminar deliberates ICMR dietary guidelines for Indians

The draft guidelines address the use of supplements and different oils in regular diets, promoting overall health and well-being The Lifeness Science Institute (LSI) recently hosted a seminar to deliberate upon the India…

News · Shraddha Warde · 12 Jun 2024
People

Piyush Goyal reappointed as Minister of Commerce and Industry

Goyal previously served as the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles in the last government Piyush Goyal has been reappointed in the Modi Cabinet 3.0 on June 9 and retained as the…

News · Shraddha Warde · 11 Jun 2024
People

J. P. Nadda takes charge as Health Minister

Previously served as the Health Minister during PM Modi's first term The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the members of the Union Council of Ministers…

News · Shraddha Warde · 11 Jun 2024
People

Ravneet Singh Bittu to take charge as MoS in MoFPI

He will be 10th MoS in the MoFPI Ravneet Singh Bittu from Ludhiana in Punjab has been named the Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) in the Modi 3.0 government on June 9.  With th…

News · Shraddha Warde · 11 Jun 2024
People

Chirag Paswan secures Minister of Food Processing Industries

He pursued a B.Tech in Computer Engineering from the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Jhansi Chirag Paswan, who represents the Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency, has secured the position of Minister of Food Proces…

News · Shraddha Warde · 11 Jun 2024
Policy

IFBA releases a white paper on issue of counterfeit food products

The report uncovers the pervasive challenges posed by food fraud, specifically spurious and counterfeit food products and offers strategic insights and measures for combating this pressing issue On the occasion of World …

News · Shraddha Warde · 10 Jun 2024
Policy

Food processing industry should focus on quality: Anita Praveen

Addressing the 15th edition of ‘FICCI FOODWORLD INDIA 2024 Anita Praveen, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India said that the Indian Food Processing Industry is the second biggest employer in …

News · Shraddha Warde · 7 Jun 2024
FSSAI

FSSAI directs FBOs to remove claim of 100% fruit juices from label

All the FBOs have also been instructed to exhaust all existing pre-printed packaging materials before 1st September 2024 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a directive mandating all Food …

News · Shraddha Warde · 4 Jun 2024
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