Consumers unlikely to see major impact on food prices over next 2-3 months: Consumer Affairs SecyThe government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...
26 May, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
Rohit Pawar joins onion farmers' protest; says govt must buy produce at Rs 25 per kgNCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar led a protest demanding the government buy onions at Rs 25 per kg. Farmers are selling produce at distress prices ...
18 May, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
India-Singapore to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations in 2025Singapore and India are set to commemorate 60 years of diplomatic ties next year with a focus on cultural relations. 'Namaste Bharat,' a th...
05 Oct, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
India's proposal on global standards for millets endorsed by International food safety bodyThe Indian delegation led by CEO, FSSAI G Kamala Vardhana Rao had proposed international group standards for millets not only considering t...
01 Dec, 2023, 04.33 PM IST
ASEAN: India focus on rice, millets to ensure food securityThe Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India in the 'ASEAN-Indian Joint Leaders' Statement on Strength...
07 Sep, 2023, 07.33 PM IST
Ragi to riches: India’s new millet campaign is about how the grain is good for people and planetMillet is no longer promoted as mota anaj; instead, it will be called shree anna or nutri cereal, a superfood high in iron and calcium. The...
19 Feb, 2023, 12.17 PM IST
$100-million opportunity: India, the largest producer of millets, exports only 1% of the outputIndia is gung-ho about becoming a global hub for millets and, in the process, solving global hunger and nutritional issues. But what we cul...
13 Feb, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
Govt lines up millet-centric activities as international year of millets kicks inJanuary is the focussed month for the Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs as well as state governments of Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and ...
01 Jan, 2023, 03.18 PM IST
Need concentrated global push of millets amid challenges of COVID-19, conflict and climate, says S JaishankarSpeaking at a pre-launch celebration of 2023 as the International Year of Millets, the minister shared how each of the 3Cs has impacted foo...
24 Nov, 2022, 05.02 PM IST
Govt ropes in Indian missions aborad, global retail supermarkets to promote millet exportsIt has started formulating a five-year strategic plan for the promotion of millets and value-added millet products in the international mar...
10 Nov, 2022, 05.36 PM IST
Over 3K Bengalureans participate in 5K Run for millet awarenessMinister for agriculture Shivashankara Reddy, millet crusader and minister for rural development and panchayatraj Krishna Byre Gowda, Padma...
06 Jan, 2019, 10.21 PM IST
International millets trade fair 2019 announced at a promo meet in BengaluruThe three-day fair, primarily for farmers, buyers, sellers and exporters of organic produces and millets, will have about 250 exhibitors
07 Oct, 2018, 08.08 PM IST
Krishna Byre Gowda, Karnataka's Minister of Agriculture, says millets are the next superfoodMillets are good for health, good for the farmer and good for the planet.
05 Feb, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
Centre has approved 2018 as Year Of Millets: Sadananda GowdaAmong many companies, brands such as MTR Foods, Mother India Agro Foods, Nature-Bio Foods, Big Basket and TAFE have set up their stalls at ...
19 Jan, 2018, 04.36 PM IST
Karnataka spearheads millet cultivation revival in the countryErratic rains for the last three consecutive years have forced a shift in the mindset of the state government to promote millets like ragi,...
27 Oct, 2017, 07.13 PM IST
Big Basket, Reliance among firms to feature in organic fairMore people adopting organic food and millets in their diet will not only encourage farmers to grow more of these environment-friendly prod...
24 Apr, 2017, 07.03 PM IST
How Karnataka is transforming state’s humble and traditional food into an urban delightRagi (finger millet), the staple diet food of southern Karnataka was down from 7.88 lakh hectares in 2010-11 to 6.46 lakh hectares in 2012-...
09 Apr, 2017, 11.05 AM IST