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India has made rapid growth in food, fruits, vegetables, dairy and fishery production: Radha Mohan Singh

India has made rapid growth in food, fruits, vegetables, dairy and fishery production: Radha Mohan Singh

Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister recently inaugurated the two-day national level workshop on Peri-Urban Agriculture, organized by Haryana Agriculture Department.   Speaking at the inauguration he said, “Indian agriculture has made

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FSSAI releases guidelines for recalls

FSSAI releases guidelines for recalls

Guidelines have been released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for food companies to implement and develop food recall plans.   FSSAI has stated that the primary responsibility of implementing any

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Nestle India imposed with a fine in UP

Nestle India imposed with a fine in UP

A fine of Rs. 45 lakh on Nestle India has been imposed by the Shahjahanpur Administration in Uttar Pradesh after it found samples of Maggi Noodles to be sub-standard. The samples were collected by the

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Visible results in preventing under-nutrition must be seen by 2022: Modi

Visible results in preventing under-nutrition must be seen by 2022: Modi

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister has recently reviewed the progress made to prevent under-nutrition in India and has stressed that visible results should be seen by 2022, the 75th anniversary of the country’s independence.   The

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Proposal by ICAR faces opposition

Proposal by ICAR faces opposition

Scientists and political leaders in Tamil Nadu are strongly opposing the proposed merger of three central institutes of Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR).   T. Ramasami, former secretary of Department of Science and Technology,

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FSSAI to scan misleading ads claiming food items as ‘fresh’, ‘natural’

FSSAI to scan misleading ads claiming food items as ‘fresh’, ‘natural’

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is now formulating a draft notification to scan misleading advertisements that falsely label items as fresh’ or ‘natural’   According to the draft Food Safety and Standards

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Govt. imposes minimum export price on onions

Govt. imposes minimum export price on onions

The government has put across a minimum export price (MEP) of $850 per tonne on onions to increase domestic supplies and to check rise in prices. MEP is the minimum rate below which exports are

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Ayush University in the offing

Ayush University in the offing

The health policy is stressing upon the formation of a separate university for streams other than modern medicine.   Since Ayush is already a full-fledged department, the state government proposes to set up an Ayush

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SA National Assembly goes ahead with sugar tax

SA National Assembly goes ahead with sugar tax

The South Africa National Assembly has passed the bill providing for the implementation of a tax on sugary beverages. The adoption of the measure will be introduced in April 2018.   This came after extensive public hearings

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Food security market opens in Kerela

Food security market opens in Kerela

India’s First ’Bhakshya Suraksha Market’ (Food Security Market) in Kizhakkambalam Panchayath near Kochi has opened recently. Union Minister, Mr. Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the new market complex for the public.   Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam, a charity outfit