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Following the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, Food Safety/ Drug and Food Control Organisation held intensive food safety inspections in various areas of City today ensuring strict adherence to hygiene and sanitary standards by food business operators. Read More

The import of cheaper, duty-free edible oil is adversely affecting oilseed farmers and domestic processors, prompting the edible oil industry to urge the government to regulate the influx of low-cost refined cooking oil, particularly from Nepal. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that BRICS nations could face 100% tariffs from the United States ‘if they want to play games with the dollar.’ ‘If any trading gets through, it’ll be 100% tariff, at least,’ he said in response to a question about the BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India and China – setting up their own currency. Read More

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing Central Sector Umbrella Scheme – PMKSY since 2016-17 to create post-harvest infrastructure and processing facilities to boost the overall development of the food processing sector including reduction in post-harvest losses. The component schemes under PMKSY provide credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing/preservation infrastructure which, inter-alia, includes cold storages and refrigerated vehicles to minimize post-harvest losses. Read More

Implementation of Indian Standards should be accorded top priority, said Smt. Nidhi Khare, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India while chairing an inter-ministerial meeting on Implementation of Standards – Bringing more products under Quality Control Orders (QCOs) in New Delhi. The Secretary emphasized on the role of QCOs in achieving the aim of ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat” considering its twin objectives of uplifting quality ecosystem in domestic market and curbing sub-standard imports. Referring to the speech by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 78th Independence Day, wherein a thrust on Indian Standards has been envisioned to make Indian products stand out in the global market, she appealed to all the Ministries to prioritise Indian Standards. Read More

After years of efforts by various stakeholders in the coconut industry, the US recently decided to remove coconut from the list of food allergens. The decision has brought cheers to the coconut growers, who are mostly from the south Indian states. Read More

The Himachal Pradesh government has received approval from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) for 127 projects worth ₹903.21 crore under the 2024-25 fiscal plan. These projects focus on MLA-priority schemes and rural infrastructure development across the state. Read More

Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) is a component of PM-AASHA scheme. Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) is implemented on the request of State/UT Government for procurement of various perishable agricultural/horticultural commodities. Read More 

Britannia Industries, India’s leading biscuit and bakery products manufacturer, is set to raise prices by more than 6% by the end of 2025 to counter rising input costs. The company had initially reduced prices during a deflationary cycle but later had to implement multiple price increases after inflation surged unexpectedly. Read More

Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, is set to invest ₹600 crore in a new integrated dairy plant in Kolkata. The facility will include the world’s largest curd manufacturing unit, with a production capacity of 10 lakh kg per day. Read More