India’s food processing industry received 43 per cent higher foreign direct investment (FDI) in the fiscal year 2016-17 on the back of favourable policy measures. While the food processing industry received $727 million in
The Supreme Court has asked the government to stop itself from starting any project on, or commercial release of genetically modified (GM) mustard. A Bench of Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar and Justice D.Y.
Facing a serious dearth of quality data that in turn hampers formulation of policy and legislation on dealing with non-communicable diseases, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is planning to conduct a National Comprehensive
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched National Dairy Development Board’s quality mark logo which dairy cooperatives can use after complying with quality norms. The ’Quality Mark’ logo will be valid for three years and surveillance
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is keen to build the food processing sector in India. To bring the world class technology and provide international platform, MoFPI is organizing World Food India from 3rd
Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister recently presided over the second General Council meeting of the National Livestock Mission (NLM). He said Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries is implementing National Livestock
In a bid to tackle malpractices such as adulteration of edible oils with cheaper substitutes and display of misleading health claims on product labels, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has operationalized the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017 relating to standards for Non-carbonated Water Based Beverages (Non-Alcoholic) with
The union cabinet has approved the establishment of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC) at campus of National Seed Research and Training Center (NSRTC) in Varanasi Under the proposal, a
Government has submitted a proposal for availing loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency for ‘Dairying through Cooperatives-National Dairy Infrastructure Plan’ in line with the mandate of Government to double farmers income in next five years.