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Nutrition International in partnership with UNFPA

Nutrition International in partnership with UNFPA

Nutrition International and United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), announced at the Family Planning Summit 2020 in London, a partnership to provide services integrating family planning and nutrition to improve women and adolescent girls’

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Finance Ministry exempts ’Langar’, ’Prasad’ from GST

Finance Ministry exempts ’Langar’, ’Prasad’ from GST

The much awaited Goods and Services Tax regime was launched on 1st July, 2017 to subsume various central, state and local indirect taxes and levies. Since the launch, the central government is on its toes

People
Shaheen Majeed named President of Sabinsa worldwide

Shaheen Majeed named President of Sabinsa worldwide

Shaheen Majeed has been promoted to President of Sabinsa Worldwide, with responsibility for manufacturing, marketing, strategies and other operational matters. Shaheen’s first job was in the Sabinsa warehouse when he was just 17 years old,

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Government develops loan assistance proposal for ’Dairying through Cooperatives-National Dairy Infrastructure Plan’ Project

Government develops loan assistance proposal for ’Dairying through Cooperatives-National Dairy Infrastructure Plan’ Project

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.

Allied Industry
Mother’s Recipe launches new range of chutneys

Mother’s Recipe launches new range of chutneys

Mother’s Recipe, the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brand of Desai Brothers Ltd’s food division, has introduced a range of street-styled chutneys in five variants, namely Delhi Chutney, Bhelpuri Chutney, Red Chilli Garlic Chutney, Samosa Chutney

Technologies
Maharashtra forensic lab develops beef detection kit

Maharashtra forensic lab develops beef detection kit

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 FSL, K Y Kulkarni stated that Cow Meat

Policy
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

Policy
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

Allied Industry
Epigamia yogurt maker raises $13.8 M

Epigamia yogurt maker raises $13.8 M

Drums Food International Pvt. Ltd has raised Rs 90 crore ($13.8 million) in a Series B round led by existing investors Belgium’s Verlinvest and early-stage investment firm DSG Consumer Partners. InnoVen Capital, a venture debt

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Harsimrat Kaur Badal lays foundation stone for first maize based Mega Food Park in Punjab

Harsimrat Kaur Badal lays foundation stone for first maize based Mega Food Park in Punjab

Foundation stone for first maize based Mega Food Park has been recently laid by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industry in Kapurthala, Punjab Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of State for Food Processing