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IRON FORTIFIED RICE
Brown rice Vs White rice: Is there really any difference? One of them has a toxic substanceBrown rice and white rice are staple grains with distinct nutritional profiles and health impacts. Brown rice is a whole grain, retaining t...- From Kalanamak to Manipur Chakao, why it's high time to revive coloured riceIndia once cultivated diverse nutrient-rich rice and millet varieties. The Green Revolution shifted focus to hybrid crops, leading to a dec...
- Cabinet approves supply of fortified rice under welfare schemes till Dec 2028 at cost of Rs 17,082 crThe Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a scheme worth ₹17,082 crore for fortified rice to combat anemia and micro...
- Is fortified or diverse diet better?India's strategy to combat undernutrition through large-scale food fortification of staples like rice, oil, and salt is being questioned. R...
- Centre to fully implement rice fortification programme before March 2024 targetThe government will implement fully rice fortification programme before the scheduled target of March 2024, a top food ministry official sa...
- Congress slams Modi government over 'hurriedly' rolling out fortified riceTaking a swipe at the prime minister, the Congress leader said "masterstroke" is the word associated with the prime minister's decisions an...
- J'khand govt to roll out scheme to distribute fortified rice under PDS; rights activists raise concernFood rights activists have raised concern over the 'Rice Fortification Scheme (RFS)', alleging that health impacts due to the consumption o...
- Phase-2 of fortified rice distribution starts; 90 high burden districts covered in April-MayThe first phase was started in October 2021 under which fortified rice was supplied through Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) an...
- View: Food fortification is an economically viable and technologically sound method for the management of malnutritionIn a country like India with 136 crore people, whose dietary system is predominantly carbohydrate-dense, ensuring the availability of natur...
- Centre mulls fortified rice to fight malnutrition, anaemia; policy to spur production likelyRice is a staple for 65% of India's population and a key component of the government's food security programme. It's supplied at subsidised...
- Snapdeal to drive awareness of FSSAI’s Eat Right India movementWith this, Snapdeal orders will feature customised information stickers about fortified products for consumers shopping on the platform. Th...
- Snapdeal packages to carry info stickers to spread awareness about '+F' markSnapdeal will use its digital channels to disseminate information about the benefits of fortified foods in daily diets and how consumers ca...
- Government to prepare roadmap for distribution of fortified rice“We will take suggestions and feedback from all the states and stakeholders before implementing this programme,” said Paswan.
- SastaSundar.com to introduce Nu-Shakti fortifying food additive rangeThe Nu-Shakti brand of nutritional easy-to-use, simple and affordable products has been developed by the Netherland firm especially Indian ...
- Big firms like ITC, HUL & Cargill to fortify wheat flourFSSAI today said major wheat-flour brands like ITC, HUL, Cargill and Patanjali would begin to fortify wheat flour with iron, folic acid and...
- Mother Dairy to sell only fortified milk in NCR by year-endAsked about the cost of fortification of milk with Vitamin A&D, he said it would be around 25 paise per litre and the same would be absorbe...
- Government to adopt Odisha model to fortify midday meal riceThe idea was discussed with executive director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, when she had met Union food minister ...
- Jairam Ramesh raises doubts over GM foodsJairam Ramesh raised questions to experts in the areas of nutrition as he doubted whether linking both the sectors will encourage GM food.
- Anti-GM protestors do not seem to understand science: ICAR ExpertResearchers wish to improve crops & boost their productivity, Swapan Datta said on the sidelines of an international conference.
- Swiss develop enriched riceThe Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich has developed a fortified iron-enriched rice that not only improves iron deficien...
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