Tag: Food
Change in environment a key factor for emergence of new pathogen...
New Delhi: The Biotic stress refers to diseases, insect – pests and weeds which affects adversely the normal growth of living organisms (plant, animals, and...
Shortage of life saving drugs, govt monitoring situation
Amid complaints over shortage of D-Pencillamine, the health ministry has initiated action on the same and these are being forwarded....
“Take only as much food in the plate as you can...
Wasting food is akin to being a carbon criminal, mentioned the environment minister, Mr Anil Madhav Dave while releasing the book, ‘Low Carbon Lifestyles - Right Choices for our Planet’....
CSIR to showcase technologies at 14 day long ‘Platinum Jubilee Techno...
The event was inaugurated by the union science and technology minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi on 14th November.....
Declining biodiversity: Wildlife populations could drop two-thirds by 2020
The WWF’s Living Planet Report 2016 states that world needs to re-think production systems and consumption patterns as top threats to species......
“Shrinking agriculture, its decreased GDP contribution is a global trend”
In an exclusive interaction with BioVoice eMag, Dr Prabhu L Pingali, Professor of Applied Economics and Director, Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) spoke to Rahul Koul....
Fortified rice to counter anaemia in Indian children
Food fortification is the easiest way to deliver micronutrients to large populations and the Department of Biotechnology intends to utilize similar route.......
Food fortification is the govt’s answer to micronutrient malnutrition
Speaking at the National Summit on Fortification of Food, the union minister of state for health, Anupriya Patel informed that the control.........
Food law completes one decade, FSSAI announces 10@10 initiatives
Commemorating 10 years of integrated food law in the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced 10@10 – 10th anniversary with 10 initiatives....
India’s 32 million ton cold storage capacity for agri products is...
India has acquired largest cold storages capacity in the world which is 32 million tones during last two years...