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Centre relaxes quality norms for procurement of shrivelled, broken grains
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Centre on Sunday informed that it has decided to allow the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure wheat in Punjab and Haryana including the Union Territory of Chandigarh by relaxing the Fair and Average Quality (FAQ) of shrivelled and broken grains up
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Wheat in surplus for entire year in India, farmers getting good prices: Ce
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India currently has more than the required quantity of wheat in stocks to sustain for a year, informed Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD).
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WTO seminar: India highlights its experience in providing food to most vul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): S. Jagannathan, Joint Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, highlighted India's outstanding experience in successfully ensuring dignified & foolproof access to adequate food grains to the most vulnerable people in the country at WTO
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India carving out opportunities from challenges amid Ukraine crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India is "carving out" opportunities from challenging situations as the world continues to face hikes in fuel prices and shortage of food grains amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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India Pulses and Grains Association appoints Bimal Kothari as Chairman
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI/Hunk Golden and Media): India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the apex body for India's pulses trade and industry, today announced the appointment of Bimal Kothari as the new Chairman with immediate effect while Jitu Bheda steps down as the c
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As Ukraine war causes market turmoil UN reports giant leap in global food
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], April 11 (ANI): Global food prices jumped to a new record high of nearly 13 per cent in March as the war caused turmoil in markets for staple grains and edible oils, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) published on April 8 said.
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UK pledges USD 374 million to Afghanistan in humanitarian aid
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], March 30 (ANI): The United Kingdom (UK) has pledged USD 374 million towards the provision of food grains and other humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.
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Giving free food grains, jabs sans any corruption shows grit of govt: Amit
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 27 (ANI): Hailing the decision of the Centre to extend Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for six months till September and ramp up the COVID-19 vaccination drive, Union Minister Amit Shah said that providing free food grains and vaccines to c
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Nordic diet can prevent obesity, reduce risk of cardiovascular diseases: S
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], March 11 (ANI): Nordic diet, which consists of berries, veggies, fish, whole grains and rapeseed oil, has been recognised as extremely healthy, tasty and sustainable.
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'Gift from people of India to the people of Afghanistan': India sends whea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): India is keeping up with its commitment of unconditional support to the people of Afghanistan who are grappling with acute food and medicines shortages.
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Changes in diet could increase life expectancy: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): According to a recent study, young adults could add more than a decade to their life expectancy by changing their diet from a typical Western diet to an optimized diet that includes more legumes, whole grains and nuts, and less red and processed meat.
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India signs MoU with UN World Food Program to distribute food grains insid
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 12 (ANI): India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with United Nations World Food Program to distribute food grains to Afghanistan, according to the Indian Embassy in Rome.
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