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Narendra Singh Tomar releases book ’Spices Statistics at a Glance 2021’

Narendra Singh Tomar releases book ’Spices Statistics at a Glance 2021’

Spices production in the country grew from 67 lakh tonnes in 2014-15 to 107 lakh tonnes in 2020-21Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has released the book ‘Spices Statistics at a

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NITI Aayog partners with World Food Programme for mainstreaming millets

NITI Aayog partners with World Food Programme for mainstreaming millets

Signs a Statement of Intent on strategic and technical collaborationNITI Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent with United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) that focuses on mainstreaming of millets and supporting India in taking

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Govt increases access to AYUSH services in Uttarakhand

Govt increases access to AYUSH services in Uttarakhand

Financial assistance to be provided to add 100 new AYUSH Wellness Centres in the state in addition to the already existing onesThe Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India has announced a series of initiatives to

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Govt to give impetus to fortified rice manufacturing plants in Maharashtra

Govt to give impetus to fortified rice manufacturing plants in Maharashtra

Particularly for districts of Gondia, Bhandara, ChandrapurThe Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sudhanshu Pandey during his recent visit to Maharashtra inspected the paddy procurement centre- Kardha in Bhandara district to oversee the paddy

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Skill India launches programme to upskill street food vendors

Skill India launches programme to upskill street food vendors

Targets 2,500 vendors in its pilot phase In a quest to formalize the unorganised sector and upskill the street food vendors, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has announced to skill the street

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ASU sector needs strong regularities and efficient licensing framework: Experts

ASU sector needs strong regularities and efficient licensing framework: Experts

Government & industry discusses quality standard challenges faced by ASU sector AYUSH Committee and the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) recently organised a webinar on ‘Issues and challenges in Quality Standards of Ayurveda,

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Govt holds training session for regulators, manufacturers of ASU&H drugs

Govt holds training session for regulators, manufacturers of ASU&H drugs

For hand holding and encouragement of the work being done with the target of quality AYUSH medicinesTo make regulators and manufacturers conversant with practical aspects of enforcement and manufacturing issues of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and

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Centre constitutes ‘Group of Food Secretaries’ to deliberate on Community Kitchens Scheme

Centre constitutes ‘Group of Food Secretaries’ to deliberate on Community Kitchens Scheme

Goyal requests for collective resolve to run successful and transparent community food programmes to ensure proper nutrition to childrenThe Centre has constituted a "Group of Food Secretaries" from States along with Senior officers of Central

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Child nutrition indicators show slight improvement: NFHS-5 Phase II Findings

Child nutrition indicators show slight improvement: NFHS-5 Phase II Findings

Anaemia among children and women continues to be a cause of concernDr Vinod Kumar Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog and Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and FamilyWelfare, Government of India, have released the

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Meghalaya Govt, WFP partner to improve food security

Meghalaya Govt, WFP partner to improve food security

For transforming targeted public distribution systemThe Government of Meghalaya and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have joined forces to reach over two million people through transforming the targeted Public Distribution System.   The