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Centre may issue nearly 3 crore more ration cards after states delete ineligible entries: Union Food Minister Pralhad JoshiUnion Food Minister Pralhad Joshi announced that approximately 3 crore new ration cards can be issued. This follows state governments remov...18 Jun, 2026, 03.48 PM IST- 6500 litres of fake ghee found by food regulator during a raid in Delhi and HaryanaFSSAI busted an inter-state counterfeit ghee racket, seizing over 6,500 litres of suspected adulterated products and raw materials in Delhi...18 Jun, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
- Korean food startup Gimi Michi raises $1 million led by IndiaQuotientFounded by IIM Ahmedabad alumni Nishank Goyal, Akhil Kumar, and Bodhi Rathor, Gimi Michi is building a Korean food brand for the Indian mar...17 Jun, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
- Odisha school textbooks found with 1,678 spelling, factual and contextual errors: Newton called a pilot, Hampi shown as Konark, equinox as equatorNew Odia textbooks for Classes I to VIII contain over 1,600 errors. These mistakes range from spelling and factual inaccuracies to geograph...17 Jun, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
- Finmin to engage with states over looming El Nino falloutThe Finance Ministry will soon meet with states and central ministries to assess the economic and fiscal impact of El Nino. This review wil...16 Jun, 2026, 11.49 PM IST
- Vigilance conducts statewide inspections of ration shops, NFSA godowns in KeralaKerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau launched 'Operation Bhakshya Suraksha'. Surprise inspections targeted NFSA godowns and ration s...16 Jun, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
- Govt ends over-the-counter sales of all 'syrups'; mandates doctor's prescription for purchaseThe Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has mandated that all syrups, including cough syrups, are now prescription-only. This new r...16 Jun, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
- Over 58,000 cases of Aldi's Park Street Deli macaroni & cheese recalled nationwide due to undeclared soyAldi's popular Park Street Deli Macaroni & Cheese is under recall for undeclared soy. BEF Foods, Inc. has pulled over 58,000 cases nationwi...15 Jun, 2026, 06.53 AM IST
- WB liquor retailers allege Rs 300 crore collected as unauthorised transport charges, seek probeWest Bengal liquor traders claim over Rs 300 crore was collected from them between 2022 and 2025. They allege these are unauthorized transp...14 Jun, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
- Alfredo sauce recall: Product sold in 41 US states gets FDA's highest-risk warning over possible Salmonella contaminationAlfredo sauce recall is underway across 41 states. The US Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall, its most se...14 Jun, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
- What is El Niño and how does it affect India? Could it bring a drought-like monsoon and higher grocery bills?El Niño conditions are now active in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, raising concerns for India's monsoon. Warmer Pacific waters disrupt weat...13 Jun, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
- El Nino sets in, clouds kharif outlookEl Nino conditions have set in and may strengthen during the southwest monsoon, raising concerns for India's largest sowing window. The neu...13 Jun, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
- In 1907, a lawyer worried about shared water cups helped push a disposable paper cup into daily American lifeA simple invention, the disposable paper cup, transformed public hygiene in the early 1900s. Lawyer Lawrence Luellen's idea offered a safe ...12 Jun, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
- Seven more Shigella cases confirmed in Kerala's WayanadSeven new Shigella infections have been confirmed among students in Wayanad, Kerala, bringing the total to 16. Health officials are intensi...12 Jun, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
- Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma retains key portfolios, allocates ministriesAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has allocated portfolios to the newly sworn-in ministers. He retained Home, Power, Public Works, a...08 Jun, 2026, 07.55 PM IST
- QR codes on rice bags: Centre widens grain-tracking pilot to 3 statesThe Centre is expanding its QR tagging system for Food Corporation of India foodgrain bags. This initiative will cover Andhra Pradesh, Tela...03 Jun, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
- Assam govt suspends distribution of ration items for two months due to interim budgetAssam has temporarily halted the distribution of subsidized pulses, sugar, and salt under its public distribution system for two months, ef...01 Jun, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
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