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 …
The move by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) of endorsing Tropicana juices and Quaker Oats has invited widespread criticism. Calling it an issue of ethics, Sunita Narain of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said, "We are clear that it's completely wrong. In fact it's legally wrong. The Prevention …
IN A global first for all PepsiCo markets, Indian doctors will soon begin endorsing the cola giant's Tropicana juice and Quaker Oats. PepsiCo India's snack foods arm Frito-Lay has tied up with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to promote both products, marking a shift of sorts for a company that …
The Union government has decided to provide subsidy to all cooperative milk marketing institutions for switching over to natural vanilla as a flavoured ingredient in their various milk-based products. The commerce ministry is preparing a scheme for this and a notification will be issued shortly. The ministry has planned to …
In the backdrop of high inflation and global food shortage forcing the likes of Wal-Mart to consider rationing of food products, Indian retail chains are trying to maintain prices of agri products at the base levels and are wooing consumers with combo-offers. Indian modern retail stores maintain that there is …
The Coimbatore-based Sabols, a leading packaged drinking water company in South India, is repositioning itself as Sabols Foods India Pvt Ltd to tap the growing ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook food market in the country. "We want to be a pan Indian company catering to the discerning, quality conscious consumers across the …
THE government is considering a proposal to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in food retail albeit with a caveat that all companies would have to meet mandated export obligations. The Ratan Tata-led Investment Commission has favoured permitting FDI in food retail, especially fresh and processed fruit and vegetables, with export …
Ties up with farmers for contract farming of prawns Unveiling plans The proposed processing plant will have two units (to process marine foods and vegetables and fruits) with an overall 3.5 tonnes an hour capacity. The firm's hatcheries division will supply seed and feed with buyback guarantee to farmers with …
The economy of Karbi Anglong is basically agrarian and hence the economic development of the district is dependent on agro-based activities. The Animal husbandry, veterinary and dairy development programmes come next to the agriculture. This provides alternative occupation to the jhumia families and farmers. The cooperative movement which started in …
THE government on Thursday approved soft drink major Coca-Cola's $52.54 million (around Rs 205 crore) investment plan for India. The investment will be made in Hindustan Coca Cola Holdings (HCCH) by its parent company for capital expenditure of Hindustan Coca Beverages (HCCB), the bottling subsidiary of Coke. The capex by …
FOOD and beverage companies will no longer be able to get away lightly if found guilty of adulteration. The government is setting up a regulator and putting in place stringent rules for food and beverage manufacturers. The watchdog would start functioning from May. Should any mishap occur due to the …
The Union Cabinet's Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved a proposal for an investment of $52.4 million (Rs.205 crore) in Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings Private Limited by its parent company to predominantly fund capital expenditure in its subsidiary, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited. The approval is subject to compliance with …
After slugging it out in the health and wellness snacks and beverage categories, FMCG companies are gearing up to out do each other in ice creams. All major players in the Rs 1,200-crore ice cream market are all set to adorn a health-oriented look this year by offering more such …
The state cabinet on Thursday amended some provisions of Industrial Promotion Policy Action Plan (Amended 2007) to make it more effective. As a result of this the policy has become convenient and result-oriented. Now, mega projects of food processing projects would be provided land on concessional rates. Earlier, land to …
Good returns: Women Self-Help Groups being trained in making value added products. Cultivating is futile without processing and value addition, especially when our farmers are struggling to find ways to increase their income from farms. Local value added agricultural food production is an important strategy to sustain many small and …
The Betul, Naqueri & Canaguinim Citizen Action Committee has threatened to intensify its ongoing agitation if the government fails to immediately scrap the Food Park and Auxiliary services for the Food Park, besides mining at Betul-Naqueri. A delegation of the Committee on Thursday morning called on Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat …
With the increasing stringent safety regulations, the beverage industry is now accepting UV disinfection as a versatile treatment technology against micro-organisms and pollutants.
South Korea has purchased the first shipment of genetically modified (gm) corn for use in food industries. By the first week of March, the Korean Corn Processing Industry Association bought more than 768,000 tonnes of gm corn, most of them from the us. The association, accounting for 90 per cent …
A tv advert for Nutella has been withdrawn in the uk after the country's advertising watchdog ruled that it exaggerated the hazelnut spread's nutritional value. The commercial showed several mothers giving their children Nutella on toast with a voiceover saying it could be part of a balanced breakfast. The voiceover …
I am an ardent admirer of our union minister for Woman and Child Development. She has a mind of her own and I have seen men cringe in their seats when she gets going in her speeches. I refer to the current raging debate involving policy makers at the highest …
THE Coca-Cola company and its CEO, Mr Neville Isdell, must be congratulated for some excellent public relations work lately, and in particular, in India. Neville Isdell was the "guest editor' of ET(March 17, 2008) and he used the platform to pull off a wonderful public relations coup
