Farm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.

Gases are vital for modern life. From cooling vaccines to preserving food, their impact is immense. An Indian doctor's early innovation wit...

Rising crude oil prices are pressuring chemical sector margins due to increased feedstock and energy costs. Despite this, the Nifty Chemica...

A chance discovery in a 1933 laboratory experiment led to polyethylene, a plastic now vital for packaging and industry. Chemists Eric Fawce...

India's drug regulator is creating new rules for dangerous solvents in children's medicines. This follows tragic deaths linked to contamina...

Your refrigerator's crisper drawer holds a secret to fresher produce. A simple humidity slider, often overlooked, can double the life of fr...

Keep onions and potatoes separate in your kitchen to extend their shelf life. Onions release ethylene gas, which causes potatoes to sprout ...

Bananas ripen quickly due to ethylene gas. Simple tricks can slow this process. Wrapping stems in foil or plastic helps. Keep bananas away ...

Food waste from fruits and vegetables is a common kitchen problem. Research shows improper storage, especially mixing ethylene-producing fr...

About a third (32%) of retailers are limiting stocks of MDH and Everest branded packaged spices alleged to have contaminants exceeding perm...

Nepali consumers are increasingly turning to locally manufactured and packaged spices following the ban on Indian spices due to high levels...

Nepal's Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has prohibited the import, sale, and consumption of two Indian spice brands, Ever...

Everest has denied reports of a ban on its products in Singapore and Hong Kong. The Indian government has ordered the collection of spice s...

Spices Board of India probes Hong Kong and Singapore's ban on MDH and Everest products containing 'ethylene oxide' pesticide, leading to re...

In a public announcement, the Singapore Food Agency clarified that ethylene oxide is not intended for direct use in food but rather employe...

Singapore orders recall of Everest's Fish Curry Masala due to ethylene oxide pesticide levels exceeding limits. The Singapore Food Agency d...

The cracker annually consumes about 2.3 million tonnes of naphtha and produces 857,000 tonnes of ethylene. The revamp is aimed at raising t...