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GM Mustard gets a regulatory nod

GM Mustard gets a regulatory nod

India’s central biotech regulator, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), cleared the genetically modified (GM) Mustard for commercial cultivation and recommended its approval to the environment ministry "The application on GM Mustard presented by Deepak Pental

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Cabinet approves New Central Sector Scheme – SAMPADA

Cabinet approves New Central Sector Scheme – SAMPADA

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi recently has given its approval for re-structuring the schemes of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) under new

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FSSAI organises National Summit on Food Safety and Nutrition landscape in India

FSSAI organises National Summit on Food Safety and Nutrition landscape in India

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has organised a National Summit on Food Safety and Nutrition landscape in India at Hotel Lalit, New Delhi. The event was chaired by chief guest Amitabh Kant, CEO,

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Now government aims for Food Smart City

Now government aims for Food Smart City

In a unique initiative, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India piloted high-level discussions between national and international experts on an innovative framework to create ‘Food Smart Cities’ in India. Building on the Ministry

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The government relaxes FDI norms, makes it easier for foreign retailers to invest in India

The government relaxes FDI norms, makes it easier for foreign retailers to invest in India

The government had in 2016 allowed overseas retailers to sell food products manufactured locally but they lobbied to be allowed to carry more items of daily use in order to make such outlets more viable.

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FSSAI Panel favors advertisement ban & strict labeling norms

FSSAI Panel favors advertisement ban & strict labeling norms

The food regulator, FSSAI has now proposed a set of measures, including tax, strict labelling norms and ban on their advertisements on children’s shows, to check the consumption of food products high on fat, sugar

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E.I.D Parry completes US FDA Inspection

E.I.D Parry completes US FDA Inspection

Parry Nutraceuticals, a division of E.I.D Parry, announced that its organic spirulina and chlorella cultivation and processing facility, located in Oonaiyur, Pudukottai District, Tamil Nadu, India, has formally received an Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) after

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Government concludes National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign

Government concludes National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign

The two-day National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign–2017, which concluded in New Delhi recently, was inaugurated by Radha Mohan Singh, minister of agriculture and farmers’ welfare and addressed by Parshottam Rupala and Sudarshan Bhagat,

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Sitharaman inaugurates SFPC meet in Arunachal Pradesh

Sitharaman inaugurates SFPC meet in Arunachal Pradesh

Minister of State for commerce and industry Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the orientation programme for the establishment of spice farmer producer companies (SFPCs) and buyer-seller meet in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, recently. Organised by Spices Board, it

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Cabinet approves extension of validity of sugar Central Order

Cabinet approves extension of validity of sugar Central Order

The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for extending the validity of the existing Central Order, dated October 27, 2016, in respect of sugar by six months from April