Month: May 2023

World’s largest grain storage plan: Centre to implement pilot project in 10 districts

May 31, 2023 admin

Farmers could sell their crops to Primary Agricultural Credit Societies by receiving some advance payment at the Minimum Support Price. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the constitution and empowerment of an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for facilitation of the “world’s largest grain storage plan in cooperative sector” by convergence of various…

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Watch | What are the regulations around misleading food ads?

May 31, 2023 admin

Watch | What are the regulations around misleading food ads? On the 29th of April, the food safety and standards authority of India flagged 32 fresh cases of food business operators or food manufacturers making misleading claims and advertisements. regulators also stated that a total of 170 such cases have been reported in the last…

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Cabinet nod for ₹1.08 lakh crore kharif fertilizer subsidy

May 17, 2023 admin

A farmer spreads fertilizer in a field at a village in Madurai. File | Photo Credit: PTI With fertilizer prices continuing to remain high due to global factors — such as a fall in production and hiked logistics costs, especially due to the Ukraine situation — the Centre expects this year’s fertilizer subsidy to cross…

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Explained | Misleading food ads and regulations to curtail them

May 7, 2023 admin

The story so far: On April 29, the Advertisement Monitoring Committee at the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) flagged 32 fresh cases of food business operators (FBOs) making misleading claims and advertisements. They were found to be in contravention of the Food Safety and Standards (Advertisements & Claims) Regulations, 2018. As per…

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