The decision follows findings of a study assigned to IIT Kharagpur to assess the shelf life of Fortified Rice Kernels (FRK) and Fortified R...

Cabinet Meeting Today Highlights: The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Modi, has made critical approvals, including a scheme for fortif...

The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a scheme worth ₹17,082 crore for fortified rice to combat anemia and micro...

India's strategy to combat undernutrition through large-scale food fortification of staples like rice, oil, and salt is being questioned. R...

The government will implement fully rice fortification programme before the scheduled target of March 2024, a top food ministry official sa...

Taking a swipe at the prime minister, the Congress leader said "masterstroke" is the word associated with the prime minister's decisions an...

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday joined an interactive meeting of the rice millers of the State with the Department of Food,...

Food rights activists have raised concern over the 'Rice Fortification Scheme (RFS)', alleging that health impacts due to the consumption o...

The first phase was started in October 2021 under which fortified rice was supplied through Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) an...

The decision to provide additional rice in place of wheat under the PMGKAY was taken after due consultation with all states and the additio...

The entire cost of rice fortification - around Rs 2,700 crore per annum - would be borne by the government of India as part of food subsidy...

The entire cost of rice fortification of about Rs 2,700 crore per annum and would be borne by the central government.

"About 65 per cent of India's population consumes rice as a staple food. Fortification of rice is a cost-effective and complementary strate...

According to Food ministry, "FCI has been asked to tie up with the rice mills in different regions for necessary investments in this regard...

“We will take suggestions and feedback from all the states and stakeholders before implementing this programme,” said Paswan.

The Bengaluru-based nonprofit ran the first phase of the programme in 7,515 schools covering three lakh children in the backward Hyderabad-...

The idea was discussed with executive director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, when she had met Union food minister ...