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Australian delegation proposes food partnership with India

Australian delegation proposes food partnership with India

A 25-member business delegation from Australia visited India for exploring long term partnership in agriculture and food sector. The delegation participated in a conference ’Australia India Food Dialogue’ organised in New Delhi by the Australian

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FSSAI releases notification for new additive list

FSSAI releases notification for new additive list

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a new list of additives through a draft notification and has sought the stakeholders’ comments on the same. These additives are both natural and

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RSS not in favour of special food packets schemes

RSS not in favour of special food packets schemes

RSS’s offshoot Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has urged the government to not rely on dietary supplement packets to help malnourished children since it will benefit large corporations.   The SJM said the programme to begin

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FSSAI joins hands with Yes Bank to preserve India’s food heritage

FSSAI joins hands with Yes Bank to preserve India’s food heritage

In a bid to spread the Indian food domestically and globally, the food regulatory body of India, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has joined hands with Yes Bank to preserve and promote

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Government to back mega food parks for a duration of two years

Government to back mega food parks for a duration of two years

The Central government will support farmers and entrepreneurs who will invest in mega food parks in Punjab for two years from the time their projects are launched.   The farmers of Punjab must avail the

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Packaged food awaiting trademark likely to get 5% GST

Packaged food awaiting trademark likely to get 5% GST

Packaged food products sold under names that are yet to receive trademark confirmation could attract a goods and services tax (GST) rate of 5 per cent, ending the exemption they enjoy now.   The GST

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FSSAI amends rules for food safety

FSSAI amends rules for food safety

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in a bid to ensure uniformity in the method of testing food samples in laboratories and avoid variations in results, has issued a notice stating that

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Telangana Govt proposes turmeric park establishment

Telangana Govt proposes turmeric park establishment

The Central government has received a proposal from the government of Telangana for the establishment of a spice park in Nizamabad for turmeric. The Spices Board would extend all technical support if the land and

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Cabinet approves MoU to set up BRICS Agriculture Research Platform

Cabinet approves MoU to set up BRICS Agriculture Research Platform

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Narendra Modi, Prime Minister has given its ex-post facto approval for MoU signed between India and various BRICs countries for the establishment of the BRICS Agriculture Research Platform (BRICS-ARP).

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IFFCO inks MoU with Sikkim government

IFFCO inks MoU with Sikkim government

Indian Farmers’ Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO), the world’s largest processed fertiliser cooperative, inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Sikkim, on the basis of which Sikkim IFFCO Organics Limited (Sikkim-IFFCO) will be established