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DFRL gears up to feed astronauts with ready-to-eats

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 14 Sep, 2018

The Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), Mysuru, the food research centre of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has said that it is geared to feed...Read more

IIFPT to launch machine for obtaining coconut sap

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 14 Aug, 2018

The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur, will soon be releasing a neera or coconut sap tapping machine, neera-based value added products and t...Read more

PAU signs agreement for bottled sugarcane juice

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 20 Jul, 2018

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has recently signed a Memorandum of Agreemenet (MoA) with the RVG Agro Private Limited, Sangli, (Maharashtra) for commercialisation...Read more

PAU signs deal for licensing hybrid chilli, pumpkin

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 17 Jul, 2018

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has entered into an agreement with Raipur based Sattva Seeds for licensing of CH-27 (chilli hybrid) and PPH-1 (pumpkin hybrid).  ...Read more

NITI Aayog partners with GNFC for the use of Blockchain Technology

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 02 Jul, 2018

NITI Aayog and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC) have signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) to work together towards implementin...Read more

AI-powered culinary coach wins Ascensia Diabetes Challenge

Technologies |  News | By NFS correspondent | 0 Comment | 25 Jun, 2018

Ascensia Diabetes Care has revealed that UK-based Whisk have been selected as the winner of the Ascensia Diabetes Challenge, a global innovation competition that set out to...Read more

BARC team designs novel food packaging material

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 25 Jun, 2018

A group of researchers from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai has developed a new eco-friendly food-packaging material using mango peel extracts and three other ...Read more

Gujarat scientists develop wonder water for fresh veggies

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 21 Jun, 2018

Ahmedabad based Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) has developed wonder water that can kill E. coli, fungus and other microbes. Once dipped in this water, fruits and veggi...Read more

PepsiCo to launch plant-based packaging

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 06 Jun, 2018

Rising concerns around plastic pollution have compelled FMCG companies to rethink their packaging solutions. Food and beverage major PepsiCo, for instance, announced it wil...Read more

Dairy Tech startup Stellapps raises $14M

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 01 Jun, 2018

Bengaluru based dairy technology startup Stellapps Technologies has raised $14 million in one of the largest equity funding rounds led by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ...Read more

High carbs, sugar diet to affect head, neck cancer patients

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2018

According to a new recent report by the University of Illinois, consuming high amounts of carbohydrates and various forms of sugar during the year prior to treatment for he...Read more

New seal seam inspection technology for food packaging industry

Technologies |  News | By NFS correspondent | 0 Comment | 03 Apr, 2018

In the case of packaging, there is always the question of sealing seam quality. Flo-ir GmbH has developed sealed seam with a robust measuring technique for industrial use. ...Read more

Scientists in US develop tool to detect food contamination

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 24 Jan, 2018

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a new, rapid and low-cost method for detecting bacteria in water or a food sample. Once commercially a...Read more

IIHR licenses out dehydration technology to Orbela Foods

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 28 Nov, 2017

Sangli-based Orbela Agro Foods Pvt Ltd will be using the osmotic dehydration technology from the Indian council of agricultural research (ICAR)- Indian Institute of Horticu...Read more

SST develops app to prevent food wastage

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 27 Nov, 2017

Pune based Samvad Social Technologies (SST) has developed an app called Food Dosti that aims to minimise food wastage.   The application intends to fight food wastage at...Read more

CIL Agrotech introduces app for small tea growers

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 23 Nov, 2017

CIL Agrotech Ltd chairman Suresh Varma is the brainchild behind a new mobile phone app, Small Tea Leaf Exchange. It was launched recently for small tea growers at the Distr...Read more

Fitness startup launches a nutritionist bot

Technologies |  News | By NFS Correspondent | 0 Comment | 17 Oct, 2017

Health and fitness startup HealthifyMe has launched a conversational nutritionist bot – Ria – powered by artificial intelligence, which is expected to be used b...Read more

Maharashtra forensic lab develops beef detection kit

Technologies |  News | By Manbeena Chawla | 0 Comment | 11 Jul, 2017

The Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) in Maharashtra has developed a portable kit which can determine if a meat sample contains beef or not. Director of F...Read more