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FSSAI launches innovative initiatives on World Food Day

FSSAI launches innovative initiatives on World Food Day

The theme of World Food Day this year is ‘Healthy Diets for Zero Hunger’The country’s food regulator commemorated the World Food Day by launching several innovative initiatives to strengthen food safety administration and scale up

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First Mega Food Park opens in Telangana

First Mega Food Park opens in Telangana

Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurates the parkHarsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Telangana promoted by M/s Smart Agro Food Park Pvt. Ltd. at Village

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NABARD calls for coordinated efforts for Food Export to Increase Farmers’ Income

NABARD calls for coordinated efforts for Food Export to Increase Farmers’ Income

The senior officials of the State Governments, Commodity Boards and other stakeholders made presentations on their initiatives in increasing the agricultural exports and integrating the export value chain with the primary stakeholdersThe Ministry of Commerce,

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NABARD aims to fund 100 Agri start-ups

NABARD aims to fund 100 Agri start-ups

NABARD crosses Rs 50,000 crore lending in a year for infra boostNational Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), India’s apex development financial institution, would give a push to agri and rural start-ups in the

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Industry reacts to the new budget

Industry reacts to the new budget

Food, PD Minister lauds the Union BudgetThe Union Budget 2019-20 seems to have fallen short of meeting the industry’s expectations. The industry had been looking forward to fiscal stimulus to spur economic growth and lead

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Paswan lauds the Union Budget

Paswan lauds the Union Budget

Congratulates Union Finance Minister for presenting a development-oriented and balanced budget which inspires hope and confidence among citizensThe Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has made her maiden Budget Speech and presented

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Health Minister kicks-off first-ever world food safety day

Health Minister kicks-off first-ever world food safety day

The theme for this day was ‘Food Safety, everyone’s business’The first-ever World Food Safety Day, declared by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2018, was kicked-off by Union Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Minister

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Food processing plant to set in Punjab with Rs 550Cr investment

Food processing plant to set in Punjab with Rs 550Cr investment

A joint venture between IFFCO and CN CorpPunjab Chief Minister Capt Amrinder Singh laid the foundation stone of food processing plant of CN IFFCO Pvt. Ltd., at village Saijjo Majra & Rattipur, near Samrala (district

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Sikaria Mega Food Park opens in Tripura

Sikaria Mega Food Park opens in Tripura

The Mega Food Park has been set up in 50 acre of land at the cost of Rs. 87.45 crore. Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti recently inaugurated Sikaria Mega

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NIPGR identifies gene that helps tomato fight viral infection

NIPGR identifies gene that helps tomato fight viral infection

Researchers at National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) have identified a gene that helps tomato plant tackle pathogens as well as heat stress.   Scientists at New Delhi-based National Institute of Plant Genome Research