A food safety controversy has erupted after a passenger travelling on the Vande Bharat Express questioned the practice of heating rotis and snacks inside sealed plastic packets. The incident, which occurred on a journey from Prayagraj to Delhi, has sparked a broader debate about railway catering standards and passenger health….
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National Compliance Platform Reviews Anti-Doping
New Delhi: The National Compliance Platform (NCP) convened its fourth meeting under the chairpersonship of Secretary (Sports) Hari Ranjan Rao to review India’s anti-doping framework and intensify inter-ministerial coordination aimed at safeguarding clean and fair sport. The high-level meeting focused on emerging challenges in doping control, regulatory enforcement and athlete…
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NIFTEM Centres Strengthen Food Safety Under PMKSY
The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) Centres of Excellence are playing a pivotal role in strengthening India’s food safety and quality assurance ecosystem through modern testing infrastructure supported under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). These initiatives are significantly enhancing regulatory compliance, export competitiveness, and…
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Chirag Paswan Leads Drive Against Processed Food Misinformation
Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Shri Chirag Paswan on Monday chaired the second meeting of the high-level committee constituted to counter misleading publicity and misinformation surrounding processed foods. The meeting, held at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi, brought together senior government officials, regulatory authorities, industry leaders…
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PSA Chairs Consultation on Bio-Plastics for Paan Masala & Gutkha
New Delhi: The Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, convened a high-level stakeholder consultation on 22 January 2026 to discuss the adoption of bio-plastics in paan masala and gutkha sachets. The meeting brought together officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate…
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Annapoorna 2025: India’s Food Processing Ecosystem on Show
FICCI’s Annapoorna Interfood 2025 in Mumbai brought policy-makers, processors, buyers and investors together to examine how India’s food-processing sector can convert agricultural abundance into farmer prosperity and consumer choice. Speaking at the 17th edition, Avinash Joshi, Secretary of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), stressed that scaling processing, value-addition…
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Pralhad Joshi to Inaugurate NABL Lab in Ghaziabad
The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, will inaugurate a state-of-the-art Chemical Laboratory at the National Test House (NTH), Ghaziabad, on September 10, 2025. The new facility is expected to significantly strengthen India’s testing and certification ecosystem across food,…