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ITC has announced plans to significantly scale up its agricultural initiatives, targeting an increase in Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) to 4,000 over the next four to five years. This expansion aims to directly connect with one crore (10 million) farmers and further enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability. Read More

Are you a fan of cola drinks? If yes, then you will be in for a shock as a date-based cola has been launched in Saudi Arabia, which is being touted as the world’s first soft drink made from dates. Read More

Indian Beverage Association (IBA), which counts Coca-Cola, Dabur, PepsiCo, Reliance Consumer Products and RedBull as members, said it is “concerned” over a likely further increase in the goods and services tax (GST) rate on aerated drinks. Read More

The food regulator has notified Regional Directors of FSSAI with their concerned jurisdiction for review of application of rejected imported food items. Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and expressed Russia’s readiness to establish manufacturing operations in India. Speaking at the ‘Russia Calling Investment Forum’, Putin acknowledged India’s efforts to create a stable environment for… Read More

The findings of the India Employment Report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) corroborate what many economists have been pointing out—that India’s economy is seeing ‘jobless growth’. Read More

India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have come together to demand that concerns over support for public stockholding of foodgrains – an issue critical for procurement – along with special safeguard measures to check surge in import of agricultural products be addressed in the Geneva-based trade body’s committee on agriculture instead of focusing on all issues through a “facilitator-driven” approach, being pushed by the WTO secretariat. Read More

US President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement to impose high tariffs on imports from China and other countries would be beneficial for Indian exporters and they must prepare themselves to tap the opportunity, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said. Read More

Besides mandating training for delivery executives, the FSSAI has barred foodtech platforms from listing any seller on their platforms without displaying their registration numbers. Read More

Some food sold in shops across Abu Dhabi must include a new nutritional grading system on their packaging from June next year, authorities said. Read More