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Indian Plant-Based Foods Sector Poised For 'Explosive Growth'
Plant Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA) delegation meets Minister of Food Processing Industries to enable the plant-based food ecosystem in India
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Delhi Minister Accused Of Violating Lockdown, Confronted By Senior Cop
Delhi Food Minister Imran Hussain was accused of violating the COVID-19 lockdown in the city on Monday by a senior police officer who was seen reprimanding the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader on video.
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Karnataka Minister Says People With 'Vested Interest' Spreading Plastic Rice 'Rumours'
Trashing reports about availability of "plastic" rice and "synthetic" eggs in the market as "mere rumours", Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader said no such case has been reported so far in the state.
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National Food Security Law Implemented Across India: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
Implementation of National Food Security law, entailing an annual subsidy of over Rs 1.4 lakh crore, has covered the entire nation from this month with two large states Kerala and Tamil Nadu coming on board, the government said today.
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Telangana Asks Centre To Clear Rs 1,640cr Levy Rice Dues Soon
The Telangana government today demanded the Centre to clear at the earliest about Rs 1,640 crore dues for supplying levy rice to the central pool for PDS purpose in the first year of the state bifurcation in 2014-15.
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No End To Dal Misery: Government Missing The 'Pulse' On Inflation?
The Union Food Minister said the government will provide 1 kg of arhar dal at Rs 120 through the National Co-operative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. that will use mobile trucks to ease the burden of the consistent high prices of pulses over the last many months. But for daily wage earners like Rati Devi, that's not really encouraging.
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Food Items Should Carry 'Expiry Date', Not 'Best Before': Ram Vilas Paswan
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today labels printed on food items should carry only "expiry date", and not "best before", which has no meaning.
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All States Except Tamil Nadu to Implement Food Law by March 2016: Ram Vilas Paswan
All states and Union Territories (UTs), barring Tamil Nadu, will implement the landmark National Food Security Act by March 2016, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said. Till now, 22 states and UTs have rolled out the law while 14 are in the process of doing so, he said.
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So What if I'm in Bihar, I Have my Eye on Dal Crisis: Food Minister Paswan
Agriculture minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who has been facing charges of neglecting the pulses crisis in favour of the ongoing assembly elections in his home state Bihar, has said the dal issue is being politicised.
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'Conspiracy' by Rivals, 'Will Expose,' Says Sacked AAP Minister Asim Khan
Delhi Chief Minister today sacked its food and environment minister in a press conference over charges of corruption. In response, Asim Ahmed Khan has alleged conspiracy by political rivals and has said he will reveal it tomorrow.
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Deficient Monsoon Won't Affect Food Supply: Union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan
Allaying fears that deficient monsoon may have an adverse impact on food supply, Union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan today said such a situation will not force people to starve as country has "sufficient" foodgrains stock that can last for at least one year.
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Indian Plant-Based Foods Sector Poised For 'Explosive Growth'
Plant Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA) delegation meets Minister of Food Processing Industries to enable the plant-based food ecosystem in India
-
Delhi Minister Accused Of Violating Lockdown, Confronted By Senior Cop
Delhi Food Minister Imran Hussain was accused of violating the COVID-19 lockdown in the city on Monday by a senior police officer who was seen reprimanding the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader on video.
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Karnataka Minister Says People With 'Vested Interest' Spreading Plastic Rice 'Rumours'
Trashing reports about availability of "plastic" rice and "synthetic" eggs in the market as "mere rumours", Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader said no such case has been reported so far in the state.
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National Food Security Law Implemented Across India: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
Implementation of National Food Security law, entailing an annual subsidy of over Rs 1.4 lakh crore, has covered the entire nation from this month with two large states Kerala and Tamil Nadu coming on board, the government said today.
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Telangana Asks Centre To Clear Rs 1,640cr Levy Rice Dues Soon
The Telangana government today demanded the Centre to clear at the earliest about Rs 1,640 crore dues for supplying levy rice to the central pool for PDS purpose in the first year of the state bifurcation in 2014-15.
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No End To Dal Misery: Government Missing The 'Pulse' On Inflation?
The Union Food Minister said the government will provide 1 kg of arhar dal at Rs 120 through the National Co-operative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. that will use mobile trucks to ease the burden of the consistent high prices of pulses over the last many months. But for daily wage earners like Rati Devi, that's not really encouraging.
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Food Items Should Carry 'Expiry Date', Not 'Best Before': Ram Vilas Paswan
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today labels printed on food items should carry only "expiry date", and not "best before", which has no meaning.
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All States Except Tamil Nadu to Implement Food Law by March 2016: Ram Vilas Paswan
All states and Union Territories (UTs), barring Tamil Nadu, will implement the landmark National Food Security Act by March 2016, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said. Till now, 22 states and UTs have rolled out the law while 14 are in the process of doing so, he said.
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So What if I'm in Bihar, I Have my Eye on Dal Crisis: Food Minister Paswan
Agriculture minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who has been facing charges of neglecting the pulses crisis in favour of the ongoing assembly elections in his home state Bihar, has said the dal issue is being politicised.
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'Conspiracy' by Rivals, 'Will Expose,' Says Sacked AAP Minister Asim Khan
Delhi Chief Minister today sacked its food and environment minister in a press conference over charges of corruption. In response, Asim Ahmed Khan has alleged conspiracy by political rivals and has said he will reveal it tomorrow.
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Deficient Monsoon Won't Affect Food Supply: Union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan
Allaying fears that deficient monsoon may have an adverse impact on food supply, Union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan today said such a situation will not force people to starve as country has "sufficient" foodgrains stock that can last for at least one year.
