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Ministry reviews functioning of Food Corporation of India

Ministry reviews functioning of Food Corporation of India

Ram Vilas Paswan asserted that the main objective of FCI is to ensure that farmers in the country get their due share.The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan recently

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HRD critical for managing dairy cooperatives: NDDB

HRD critical for managing dairy cooperatives: NDDB

NDDB released a manual on Human Resource Development in Dairy Cooperatives & Producer Companies (prepared by NDDB) at the workshop.While inaugurating a one-day workshop on “Strengthening Human Resource Development and Management functions in Dairy Cooperatives

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FSSAI’s Swasth Bharat Yatra hits century

FSSAI’s Swasth Bharat Yatra hits century

The Yatra hits a century with completion of 100 days by covering about 2,000 locations across 1,000+ cities & towns with support of over 21,000 cyclists (Eat Right Champions) spreading awareness on the importance of

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Cabinet approves MoC between India and Japan in Food Processing Industry

Cabinet approves MoC between India and Japan in Food Processing Industry

Bilateral cooperation in the field of food processing between India and Japan will be mutually beneficial to the food processing sector in both countriesThe Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given

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DBT, ICAR sign MoU to promote innovations in Agri-Bio

DBT, ICAR sign MoU to promote innovations in Agri-Bio

The collaborations also encompass to promote agri-innovations and start-ups, through the well-established BIRAC mechanism. The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has undertaken several activities and programs to promote Biotechnology Research & Development in the areas of

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FSSAI notifies new packaging guidelines for food safety

FSSAI notifies new packaging guidelines for food safety

Besides, general and specific requirement with respect to packaging materials, the regulations also prescribe overall migration and specific migration limits of contaminants for plastic packaging materialsFSSAI’s new packaging regulations have been notified this week. The

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Ministry restricts on import of peas till March 31

Ministry restricts on import of peas till March 31

The ministry has restricted imports of peas "for the period from January 1, 2019, to March 31, 2019," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notice.   The commerce ministry on Monday

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Several food regulations to come into force on 1st January

Several food regulations to come into force on 1st January

Year 2018 has been very eventful for the country’s food regulator. During the year, FSSAI has accelerated the process of standards setting. As many as 27 new regulations for food standards were notified during the

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DGFT to extend the ban on milk and milk products from China

DGFT to extend the ban on milk and milk products from China

DGFT has extended a ban on milk and milk products from China for further period of four months.   The DGFT first imposed a ban on import of milk and milk products from China in

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President inaugurates Platinum Jubilee Conference of AIFPA

President inaugurates Platinum Jubilee Conference of AIFPA

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Platinum Jubilee Conference of the All India Food Processors’ Association recently in New Delhi.   Speaking on the occasion, the President said that over the years,