1. Home
  2. Latest News

Category: Policy

Latest News
Government boosting farm mechanisation through policy intrusions

Government boosting farm mechanisation through policy intrusions

The Centre is encouraging farm mechanisation through different policy interventions, including subsidies for power tillers. A dedicated sub-mission on agricultural mechanisation has been initiated with a focus on spreading farm mechanisation to small and marginal

Allied Industry
Badal advocates cold chain projects to fast-track Indian economy

Badal advocates cold chain projects to fast-track Indian economy

Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal held an Interaction with promoters of newly-allotted Integrated Cold Chain Projects in New Delhi. Badal emphasized the need to set up Integrated Cold Chain Projects on war

Allied Industry
Industry giants join hands to embark on flour fortification

Industry giants join hands to embark on flour fortification

Leading firms, including ITC, General Mills, Hindustan Unilever, Patanjali and Cargill, have agreed to start wheat flour fortification with iron, folic acid and Vitamin B12 of their flagship atta brands Aashirwaad, Pillsbury, Annapurna, Patanjali and

Latest News
Parliamentary panel orders FSSAI to tighten up food safety measures

Parliamentary panel orders FSSAI to tighten up food safety measures

Parliamentary panel has raised his concerns over the recent food safety standards of the country. In its recent move, the panel has asked the health department to take necessary measures to arrest underutilisation of funds

Allied Industry
MPOC inks MoU with Mumbai Dabbawala Association & SEA

MPOC inks MoU with Mumbai Dabbawala Association & SEA

Malaysian Palm Oil Council signed pacts with edible oil industry body Solvent Extractors’ Association and Mumbai Dabbawala Association (MDA) to promote palm oil in India. MPOB also joined hands with Association of Food Scientists and

Latest News
FSSAI thrusts for strong consumer grievance redress system in food sector

FSSAI thrusts for strong consumer grievance redress system in food sector

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India called upon food business operators (FBOs) across the country to establish a robust, effective and efficient system of redressing consumer complaints in the food sector. Addressing FBOs

Latest News
FSSAI join hands with Coca-Cola to train 50,000 street food vendors in India

FSSAI join hands with Coca-Cola to train 50,000 street food vendors in India

Coca-Cola India and Food Safety and Standard Authority of India the country’s food regulator signed a pact under which the US multinational will train 50,000 street food vendors over three years in the basic tenets

Allied Industry
Amazon intends to invest $ 500 million in food e-retail says Minister Badal

Amazon intends to invest $ 500 million in food e-retail says Minister Badal

The US-based retail giant Amazon has proposed to invest about $ 500 million for e-retail of food products in India, said Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Besides Amazon, she said, “Grofers and Big Basket

Latest News
CSIR-CFTRI designs Smart Cart to endow street food vendors

CSIR-CFTRI designs Smart Cart to endow street food vendors

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has now designed a Smart Cart to empower the street food vendors to produce safe and hygienic foods. It has been

Latest News
Department of AC&FW and ICAR to focus on emerging researchable areas for coming crop season

Department of AC&FW and ICAR to focus on emerging researchable areas for coming crop season

A Pre-Kharif Interface between Department of Agriculture, Corporation & Farmers Welfare and ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) was held last week in Delhi, chaired by the Secretary (AC&FW) and co-chaired by the Secretary (DARE).