National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and Wildlife Institute of India (WII) organised a one-day national level seminar on 'Millets for Life (Lifestyle for Environment): Developing Climate Resilient Local Communities in the Ganga Basin' at India International Centre in New Delhi.
Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries will organize a three-day Mega Food Event starting November 3, 2023, aimed at catering to all subsegments of food processing and allied sectors.
"In other countries, they prepare an outlook report that predicts the rainfall based on the rains received in the last decade," Basavaraj Bommai said after inaugurating the Mela.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur on Sunday launched Fit India's Healthy Hindustan Talk Series with a special episode on Millet.
With an aim to promote the Millet Mission in the state, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday organised a lunch for the Ministers and legislators at the Vidhan Sabha where millet dishes were served to all.
Millets were traditionally consumed, but due to the push given to food security through Green Revolution in the 1960s, millets were less consumed and almost forgotten.
Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday enjoyed a millet breakfast organised by the IAS association in Chandigarh.
Millets are nutritionally superior to wheat and rice owing to their higher protein levels and a more balanced amino acid profile. Millets also contain various phytochemicals which exert therapeutic properties owing to their anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties.
India is estimated to grow 205 lakh tonne nutri cereals during the year 2022-23, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti informed Lok Sabha earlier this week.
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday shed light on the steps undertaken by the Centre government towards food security.