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Centre initiates disposal of onion through NCCF, NAFED, Kendriya Bhandar

Centre initiates disposal of onion through NCCF, NAFED, Kendriya Bhandar

Department of Consumer Affairs procures 5.06 LMT onion for disposal through e-sales, e-Nam auction and bulk sale The Government has initiated aggressive retail sales of onion from the buffer at a subsidised price of Rs.25

Food
Centre launches sale of ‘Bharat’ atta at an MRP of ₹ 27.50/Kg

Centre launches sale of ‘Bharat’ atta at an MRP of ₹ 27.50/Kg

‘Bharat’ Atta is also available at Kendriya Bhandar, National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd and the National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India Ltd Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public

Events
World Food India 2023 drives industry collaboration and investment

World Food India 2023 drives industry collaboration and investment

The event concluded with a substantial surge of investment interest, resulting in the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 33,129 crore underscoring the event's significant impact on propelling India's food processing sector The

Events
PM inaugurates World Food India 2023

PM inaugurates World Food India 2023

16 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed between the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) and various industry entities on the first day amounting to a total investment of around Rs 17,990 crores. The inauguration of

Events
Ayush Startups to showcase Ayush Aahar products at ‘World Food India’

Ayush Startups to showcase Ayush Aahar products at ‘World Food India’

World Food India will showcase more than 30 newly developed Ayush products The World Food India 2023 event will showcase the innovative Ayush Aahar products of Ayush. Start-ups from across the country will present their

Food
Japan provides emergency food assistance to earthquake-affected people in Afghanistan

Japan provides emergency food assistance to earthquake-affected people in Afghanistan

WFP has reached nearly 70,000 people with emergency food assistance The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a $1 million contribution from Japan to provide emergency food assistance in the earthquake-affected Herat Province in

Policy
Govt intervention on onion MEP arrests price rise in domestic markets

Govt intervention on onion MEP arrests price rise in domestic markets

Buffer stock sale and additional procurement to further keep prices under control The government of India’s decision to impose a Minimum Export Price of US$ 800 per Metric Ton on onions with effect from October

Policy
Govt discusses pigeon pea exports related issues with Mozambique 

Govt discusses pigeon pea exports related issues with Mozambique 

The clearance to augment the availability of tur ensuring availability and affordability to consumers in India Rohit Kumar Singh Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs held a meeting with Ermindo A. Pereira Mozambique High

FSSAI
India celebrates 60 years of Codex safeguarding consumer health and fair food trade

India celebrates 60 years of Codex safeguarding consumer health and fair food trade

A new Food Safety Bill (amendment to the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006) is almost ready- Sudhansh Pant This year Codex marks its 60th anniversary and to commemorate this milestone, a collection of international

Food
India’s food production reaches 3296.87 lakh tonnes

India’s food production reaches 3296.87 lakh tonnes

The production during 2022-23 is higher by 308.69 Lakh tonnes than the previous five years The Final Estimates of production of major crops for the year 2022-23 have been released by the Department of Agriculture