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Food Barons 2022 report
The Food Barons 2022 report released ahead of the Committee on World Food Security. About Food Barons 2022 report The report titled “Food Barons 2022 — Crisis Profiteering, Digitalization and Shifting Power” was released by Canada-based global research firm ETC Group It was created based on the 2020 sales and analysis of three annual reports ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture in India • Agriculture Sector • Food Sector • Online Food Delivery
GoI allows NGOs to directly buy food grains from NGOs
On April 8, 2020, the Government of India allowed the Non-Governmental Organizations that are involved in providing food to the needy during the COVID-19 outbreak to get food grains from FCI (Food Corporation of India) directly. Highlights The NGOs can purchase food grains from FCIs at prices the state governments buy from the FCIs. Currently, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Food Corporation of India (FCI) • Food Sector • Foodgrains • NGO • Rice • Subsidy • Wheat
ICMR releases report on Sugar Intake of India, Report first of its kind
On January 5, 2020, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) released its report on sugar intake of India. The intake was measured in grams per day. The report was released based on a joint survey conducted by ICMR, NIN (National Institute of Nutrition), Hyderabad and ILSI (International Life Science Institute of India). The study ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Blood Sugar • Food industry • Food Sector • Health • Healthy India • ICMR • Obesity • Safe and Healthy food • Sugar
FSSAI issues Draft Regulations for Organic Food Products
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has come out with draft regulations for organic food products to ensure the authenticity of organic foods. FSSAI’s guidelines have been prepared in view of rising demand for organic food products. Organic foods will have to comply with the government’s provisions under the National Programme for Organic Production ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
Topics: Current Affairs - 2017 • Food Processing • Food safety • Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) • Food Sector • National • Organic products
AAHAR 2016 kicked off at New Delhi
The largest fair on Food and Hospitality Sector in India, AAHAR 2016 has kicked off at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It is the 31st edition in this series of the fair and was inaugurated by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Key facts AAHAR is largest show of its kind in South Asia. It is organized by ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Topics: AAHAR 2016 • Current Affairs 2016 • Events • Food Sector • Hospitality Sector