Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Energy drinks sold in restaurants and grocery stores have caught the eye of food regulators in Maharashtra. In the first week of April, they seized large quantities of beverages sold under brands like Red Bull, Cloud 9, Fighter and SoBe Adrenaline Rush from godowns in Pune and Mumbai. Officials of …
Ottawa will help Canadian pulp producers struggling with a U.S. tax windfall awarded their American rivals, but has not decided yet what form the aid will take, Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt said on Thursday. Canada also expects the White House will try to end the "black liquor" tax credit …
Maharashtra food regulators seize consignments energy drinks sold in restaurants and grocery stores have caught the eye of food regulators in Maharashtra. In the first week of April, they seized large quantities of beverages sold under brands like Red Bull, Cloud 9, Fighter and SoBe Adrenaline Rush from godowns in …
ERODE: Amid the cacophony of promises and counter promises by candidates contesting in the Erode Parliamentary seat, the Confederation of Indian Industry
HANDS-ON: Students attending the training programme on food preservation and value addition at the Incubation Centre of the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) in Thanjavur on Wednesday. THANJAVUR: There is a demand for 34 lakh qualified personnel in the food processing industry,said Mr. Ajit Kumar, Joint secretary, Union …
CHENGAM: Chengam Assembly constituency has been witnessing development during the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) regime. The proposal to start a milk powder processing unit at Ammapalayam, which will be operational in one year, is an example, Food Minister E.V. Velu said here on Tuesday. Introducing the DMK candidate for Tiruvannamalai …
New Delhi: Even as it pledges to guarantee food for the vulnerable in its manifesto, the Congress-led government has on the sly tried one last ploy to push the case of contractors and middlemen in supplying nutrition to eight crore poor children under the Integrated Child Development Scheme. The proposition …
Vanaspati ghee manufacturers unhappy with proposed standard THE oils and fats sub-committee of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (mohfw), on March 18, agreed on a 10 per cent ceiling on trans fats in vanaspati ghee sold in the country. Members of the sub-committee also agreed trans fat levels …
Committee yet to issue guidelines for monitoring probiotics PEOPLE who buy probiotic drinks, ice creams and curds in India cannot really be certain of their health benefits. There is no monitoring mechanism for checking the genuineness of these products or verifying the claims on their labels. A committee set up …
President Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) Muhammad Zaka Ashraf has said the government is making all out efforts to bring about green revolution in the country. Addressing a press conference in Mandi Bahauddin, he said President Asif Ali Zardari has directed decrease in interest rate on agri loans from 14 …
CHENNAI: In the next few months, the Tamil Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) will be implementing six new projects in joint venture in different districts at a total cost of Rs.107 crore, its general manager B. Ramakrishnan said on Monday. Addressing members of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and …
LUCKNOW: It is globally known for being the city where one of the seven wonders of the world, Taj is situated. But what has Agra to do with Aaloo (Potato)? A lot, according to a study conducted by the marketing department of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L). The tuber, …
Maize farmers affected by the abrupt closure of the Triposha Factory in Ja-Ela would stage a demonstration this week demanding the reopening of the factory within this week. The demonstration would be held either the opposite of the Factory premises in Ja-Ela or opposite the Health Ministry in Colombo, they …
The govt's move to once again defer the enforcement of detailed nutritional information on packaged food labels is incomprehensible Business Standard / New Delhi April 5, 2009, 0:46 IST The government
COS GIVEN THREE MONTHS MORE TO CARRY NUTRITIONAL FACTS IN THEIR PRODUCT LABELS Ratna Bhushan NEW DELHI A HEALTH ministry notification making it mandatory for all processed foods and beverage makers to carry nutritional facts in their product labels has sent the small scale and unorganised sectors into a huddle …
Adam Brett built a thriving business with the backing of a few smallholders from a war-stricken Uganda. He talks to Kay Sexton about solar drying, sales and sustainability.
Agriculture has fueled the eruption of human civilization. Efficiently raised, affordable crops and livestock feed our growing population, and hunger has largely been banished from the developed world as a result. Yet there are reasons to believe that we are beginning to lose control of our great agricultural machine. The …
