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Maharashtra govt to set up irradiation centres after years of battling volatile onion pricesThe Maharashtra government is expediting the establishment of dedicated onion irradiation centers following electoral setbacks in onion-pro...
Milestone for India: Indigenous E-beam technology sterilises 50 lakh medical devicesIndore's electron beam radiation technology sterilized 50 lakh medical devices. This milestone was achieved by a premier institute of the D...
Ashish Kacholia, others invest Rs 48 crore in Quadrant Future Tek's pre-IPO roundIn a public announcement on October 26, 2024, the company reported that, in coordination with its lead bankers, it issued 2,000,000 equity ...
Centre to set up 100 food testing labs: Union Minister Chirag PaswanUnion Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan has announced the government will set up 100 food testing labs and 50 food irradiation centres...
Govt plans big scale radiation processing of onions to prevent shortagesGovernment plans to irradiate onions to create a 1,00,000-tonne buffer stock amidst a projected 16% output decline. Radiation aims to exten...
Govt allows onion export to Bangladesh, UAE, Sri Lanka & 3 more countries amidst domestic supply worriesThe Indian government has authorized the export of 99,150 metric tons of onions to Bangladesh, UAE, Bhutan, Bahrain, Mauritius, and Sri Lan...
India begins commercial export of pomegranates to the USA“The pomegranates were first processed at the pack house of Kay Bee Exports and then irradiated at the Irradiation Facility Centre (IFC) of...
Govt procures 3 lakh tonnes of onion for buffer stock; 20% higher than last yearThe government has procured 3 lakh tonnes of onions, a 20% increase from last year's buffer stock, and is experimenting with the irradiatio...
In-principle approval accorded to Jaitapur site for setting up 6 nuclear power reactors: GovtIn-principle approval has been accorded to a site in Maharashtra's Jaitapur for setting up six nuclear power reactors of 1,650 MW each in t...
Government irradiation facilities to boost veggies’ shelf lifeThough BARC has a small facility in Lasalgaon in Nasik which caters to farmers of nearby districts, other parts of the country face storage...
- UP government setting up 750 megawatt solar plant at Badhla
With solar energy rates crashing below that of the coal-fired thermal power, states even with land constraints and lower irradiance are now...
Russian firm Rosatom and Hindustan Agro to set up irradiation plants for food preservationThe venture plans to invest Rs 4000 crore-Rs 4,500 crore in the next five years to set up 25 integrated irradiation plants with advanced co...
Mango exports to US likely to rise by 42% this yearMango exports to the US have commenced this month. In the last ten days, the country has exported 50 tonnes of mangoes, mainly 'Alfonso' an...
India likely to export record 500 tonne mangoes to US: APEDAMango exports from India to the US are likely to touch a record level of about 500 tonnes this year, due to a strong demand.
- Mangoes exports to US may grow by 43% this year
Mangoes exports from India to the US are likely to rise by 43 pc to 130 tonnes this year, on higher availability of export quality fruit.
- Lack of irradiation facilities holding up Andhra's Mango exports to US
“I want my fellow Americans to eat these mangoes,” former US president George Bush had said on his visit to the Acharya NG Ranga Agricultur...
- IAEA seeks info on radioactive waste leak in Delhi
The UN atomic watchdog on Saturday said it is seeking more information about reports of a radioactive waste scandal at the University of De...
- Mango exports to take the sea route
In an effort to reduce the landed cost of the fruit, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda), the...
- Mango exports to US take a beating on economic slowdown
India's efforts of developing a market in US for its mangoes have taken a short-term hit due to economic slowdown. The US quarantine inspec...
- Centre to simplify irradiation guidelines
Irradiation of fruits and vegetables for preservation is set to become simpler as the government is liberalising the licensing process mand...