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Government approves proposal by Amazon

Government approves proposal by Amazon

The government has approved American e-commerce major Amazon’s proposed $ 500 million investment in retailing of food products in India. The proposal was pending before the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) which has been abolished

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MOFPI establishes GST Facilitation Cell

MOFPI establishes GST Facilitation Cell

To Guide about the new tax regime, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries has established a four member GST Facilitation Cell at its office. The ministry has created a GST cell for the purpose of

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J&K Govt. issuing new Aadhaar policy for food supply

J&K Govt. issuing new Aadhaar policy for food supply

Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling making Aadhaar registration compulsory for getting food grains from the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department from next month. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Minister Choudhary

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Govt approves amendments in Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011

Govt approves amendments in Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011

The Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has approved amendments to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, that will come into effect from January 1, 2018. Under the new amended rules

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MoFPI initiates facilitation cell to tackle for GST regime

MoFPI initiates facilitation cell to tackle for GST regime

As India gear ups for GST regime starting from July 1, 2017, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has established a facilitation cell at its office to guide the industry about the new indirect

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India to be co-partner country in ANUGA 2017

India to be co-partner country in ANUGA 2017

Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressed a Joint Press Conference with the organizers of ANUGA an international business platform for Food Industry to be held in Cologne, Germany. Minister of Food Processing

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Food Industry Asia urges for support for GDA labeling among F&B sector

Food Industry Asia urges for support for GDA labeling among F&B sector

Food Industry Asia (FIA), in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Food Trade and Industry (CIFTI), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

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Food Industry Asia urges for support for GDA labeling among F&B sector

Food Industry Asia urges for support for GDA labeling among F&B sector

Food Industry Asia (FIA), in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Food Trade and Industry (CIFTI), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

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Govt launches World Food India website

Govt launches World Food India website

Ministry of Food processing industries embarked the commencement of a global food-processing event, ‘World Food India’ 2017 with the launch of a website dedicated to the event, which is slated to take place in New

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FSSAI uses food fortification to dodge malnutrition from India

FSSAI uses food fortification to dodge malnutrition from India

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it was promoting fortification of micro-nutrients in staples to fight malnutrition. “We are trying to encourage brands to fortify their products. We are targeting five