PLI scheme to boost growth, investment: Food product companies“The PLI scheme approved today will be a game changer in boosting food processing investments, agri-exports, farmer incomes and in building...
01 Apr, 2021, 12.23 PM IST
Covid delivers recipe for responsible consumptionBy 2030, as annual consumption doubles to $6 trillion in India and $8.2 trillion in China, global material footprint is also growing expone...
02 Mar, 2021, 02.48 PM IST
Giving cheaper food to reducing wastage, India on path towards achieving SDGs: GovtThe Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by all United Nations member states in 2015. The 17 SDGs, including action to end poverty, a...
23 Nov, 2020, 07.03 PM IST
32 projects sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada YojanaThe projects approved are running across the country covering over 100 agro-climatic zones. The Processed food market is expected to grow t...
27 Feb, 2020, 08.45 PM IST
Growth in Food Processing sector to open up opportunities in agri value chain, says Economic SurveyThe survey said that the Food processing sector constituted as much as 8.83 per cent and 10.66 per cent of Gross Value Added (GVA) in manuf...
31 Jan, 2020, 02.03 PM IST
India offers golden opportunities for global investors: Nitin Gadkari"We are bound to create a world-class infrastructure in coming two years. Of the 32 logistic parks, 24 have already been identified on Nati...
04 Nov, 2017, 04.38 PM IST
FDI in food processing may cross $1 billion in next 2 years: Harsimrat Kaur BadalThe food processing sector has attracted $463 million worth of FDI during April-February of the last fiscal, she added.
26 May, 2016, 04.38 PM IST
Centre to increase food processing level in next few yearsShe said the Food Processing Ministry is working as a bridge between farmers and consumers and it has set up 42 mega food parks and 138 col...
05 Apr, 2016, 08.36 PM IST
Harsimrat Kaur Badal pitches for 100% FDI in food products retailingMinistry of Food Processing Industries has urged PM Modi to consider 100 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail of food products.
04 Jan, 2016, 04.09 PM IST
Food processing sector is growing at 8.4%: GovernmentShe further said that food processing industry is one of the major employment intensive segments constituting 13.04 per cent of employment ...
29 Apr, 2015, 04.19 PM IST
Wastage of food items among factors leading to inflation: Harsimrat Kaur BadalAbout 18% of the country's fruits and vegetables output worth Rs 44K cr gets wasted every year because of lack of proper cold chain storage...
05 Jul, 2014, 09.45 PM IST
Up to 50% of food is wasted globally: British MPsValuable resources of land, energy, fertiliser and water are being consumed by the production of food which ends up as waste.
05 Jun, 2013, 10.27 AM IST
- Food inflation can be tamed via innovative biz models: KPMG
Food inflation, which remains remarkably high at over 12 per cent, could be tamed through innovative agriculture business models, a KPMG re...
08 Nov, 2011, 01.26 PM IST
- Logistics revenues set to cross Rs 5 lakh crore in five years’ time
The Indian logistics sector is expected to clock Rs 5,96,114 crore in annual revenues by 2013-14 on the back of strong growth in economic f...
25 Sep, 2009, 12.27 AM IST
- Sahai asks industry to invest in food processing
Subodh Kant Sahai on Tuesday said the time is right as demand has been increasing with global retail chains coming to India.
05 Aug, 2008, 04.48 PM IST
- Excise sops to help expand cold chain network
To encourage setting up of these facilities, the FM has exempted refrigeration equipment (consisting of compressor, condenser units, evapor...
03 Mar, 2008, 02.14 AM IST
- Nil excise among GoM pep pills for food processing cos
Even as the government is grappling with inflationary pressures, a group of ministers (GoM) has recommended sweeping tax concessions for th...
27 Feb, 2007, 03.24 AM IST