Food and drink Current Affairs, GK & News
NCAER: COVID-19 Lock Down impacts 85% of NCR households
On April 13, 2020, the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) released its report on survey conducted in National Capital Region (NCR). Key findings of the survey According to the survey, 85% of the households in the NCR are heavily impacted due to COVID-19 outbreak. The survey was conducted through telephonic conversations. Around 1,750 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 testing • extension of lock down • Food and drink • Health Survey • NCAER • NCR • smart lock down
Status on Indian Coffee report released
The Status of Indian Coffee report was released in early December highlighting one of the biggest crisis situation faced by the Karnataka coffee belt. The Karnataka Growers’ Federation reported that the state production has dropped by 40%. Karnataka accounts for 70% of the total national production of coffee which stands at about 3.2 lakh tonnes. ..
Topics: Chemistry • Coffee • Crops • Fertilizer • Food and drink • Physical sciences • Rice • Urea
Shrimp farming training for EU importers
The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies conducted a 4 days training program for food sector players from the European Union. The program trained scientists, entrepreneurs and technologists on techniques of farming the Indian Shrimp. The program is seen as an exhibition of the superior quality standards and hygiene standards adopted by the Kerala ..
Topics: Aquaculture • Decapods • Edible crustaceans • Food and drink • Foods • Kerala • Marine shrimp farming • Meat • Organic Farming • Seafood • Shrimp
National Dairy Plan
The National Dairy Plan phase-I recently concluded on November 30th. It was introduced in 2012 to develop the dairy sector of the country. Its projects were largely funded by the International development Association of the World Bank. The first phase was introduced with an outlay of 2,242 crore INR. It focused on two main areas: ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Dairy • Food and drink • Milk
West Bengal celebrates ‘Rasogolla Day’
West Bengal celebrated ‘Rasogolla Dibas’ to mark second anniversary of granting of GI tag for Banglar Rasogolla. On November 14, 2017, West Bengal received the GI tag for Rosogolla. A GI tag identifies a product as originating from a particular region. West Bengal and Odisha were involved in a tug-of-war to stake a claim to ..
Topics: Bangladeshi cuisine • Bengali cuisine • Cuisine by country • Food and drink • Indian cuisine • Muhajir cuisine • Nobin Chandra Das • Odisha • Pakistani cuisine • Rasgulla • States and union territories of India • West Bengal