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Kerala CM calls for self-sufficiency in producing food grains
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 22 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that the state would need big interventions in the agricultural sector to remain self-sufficient in food grain production, in case of the prevailing circumstances due to the pandemic o
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Caregivers of senior citizens, mobile recharge facilities, food processing
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has said that the caregivers of senior citizens residing with them, prepaid mobile recharge facilities, food processing units located in urban areas are already exempted from the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
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Study reveals coffee changes our sense of taste
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 21 (ANI): A recent study has found that sweet food feel even sweeter if taken after drinking coffee. This is shown by the result of research from Aarhus University. The results have just been published in the scientific journal Foods.
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FCI moves vessels to Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep islands to maintain
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has moved two vessels to Andaman and Nicobar islands and seven smaller vessels to Lakshadweep islands in a bid to ensure the availability of food grain supply in the remote areas amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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India has surplus grains stock of 539 lakh tonnes, no shortage in future:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said that India has surplus grains stock of 539 lakh tonnes and there will be no shortage of foodgrains in the future.
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Kerala coconut tree climber supplies free water, snacks daily to cops on l
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], April 21 (ANI): Gireesh, a coconut tree climber is a familiar face for police in Alappuzha. Ever since the lockdown has started, this Kalavoor native has been fetching free food and water for them as his token of appreciation for the work they render for the socie
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Swiggy to deliver fruits, vegetables at doorsteps in Andhra
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 21 (ANI): Online food delivery platform Swiggy will be delivering fresh fruits and vegetables at the doorstep of households in Andhra Pradesh in partnership with the state government.
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Delhi HC directs authorities to ensure food, water for homeless during loc
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday directed authorities to ensure that there is no dearth of food, potable water, electricity and other requirements of sanitation in the area where the inhabitants of Yamuna Pushta have been relocated for the lockdown period to
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Tamil Nadu CM requests MEA to provide basic needs to fishermen stranded in
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 20 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami on Monday wrote a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar requesting food, water and other basic needs be provided to thousands of Indian fishermen stranded in Iran.
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Zydus explores biologicals route to treat COVID-19 with long-acting Interf
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 20 (ANI): Pharma major Zydus Cadila said on Monday its biological therapy Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b can emerge as one of the pathways to treat COVID-19.
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Covid-19 brings boom time for Singapore's home food delivery companies
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore, April 20 (ANI): Singapore's home food delivery companies have never had it so good as in the current COVID-19 pandemic with sales touching record numbers, a sharp contrast to the rest of the Economy, which has virtually come to a standstill.
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COVID-19 lockdown: FCI moved 158 train loads carrying about 4,42,000 MT fo
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Food Corporation of India (FCI) moved 158 train loads carrying about 4,42,000 Metric Tonnes food grains during the 25 days of countrywide lockdown to North-Eastern states at double its normal average of about 80 train loads per month.
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