Modi pitches 10% cut in edible oil use, pushes natural farming and milletsNarendra Modi urged a 10% cut in cooking oil consumption to tackle obesity, while promoting yoga, healthy eating and natural farming, as he...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
MoU signed to promote use of millets among Indian armed forcesIndia's Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement encouraging the use of millets among the armed forces, as well as ensuring that healthy...
13 Jul, 2023, 03.09 PM IST
US: New York-based restaurant adds millet-based dishes after PM Modi's initiativeHemant Mathur, the owner of the restaurant said that the response has been very encouraging and millets are also very healthy.
20 Jun, 2023, 08.43 AM IST
Govt making efforts to boost production, consumption of millet: Narendra Singh TomarUnion Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said the government is making efforts to boost the production and consumption of ...
28 Apr, 2023, 10.56 PM IST
Why India is making such a big deal out of milletsIndia, the world's largest producer and second-largest exporter of millet, has launched a campaign to promote the consumption and cultivati...
14 Apr, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
India hosts roundtable on millets to strategise production and consumption globallyIndia held its first mega-global event Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference in Delhi to celebrate 2023 as the International Year of Mille...
19 Mar, 2023, 01.27 PM IST
Millets can help tackle challenges of food security: PM ModiNew Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said millets can help tackle challenges of food security as well as food h...
18 Mar, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate two-day global conference on millets on SaturdayThe two-day conference will witness participation from dignitaries such as Dr Jaquelene Hughes, Director General, ICRISAT; Jong-Jin Kim, As...
17 Mar, 2023, 10.57 PM IST
Millet cuisines of India make waves in China as Indian missions celebrate International Year of MilletsThe Indian Embassy in Beijing has lined up several events for this event, which includes a round table discussion on IYOM 2023 with the par...
21 Feb, 2023, 02.08 PM IST
Push millet demand, tweak grain subsidiesCreating a demand gap is key to raising acreage that has halved since the Green Revolution, although advances in seed technology have ensur...
07 Feb, 2023, 11.23 PM IST
Millet-based foods: Soon you will be spoilt for choice"We are innovating on functional ingredients by incorporating more of super grains, seeds, nuts and fruits with whole grains in our foods, ...
07 Feb, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
Need to increase production, processing of millet: TomarThe government has also set an agriculture credit target of Rs 18 lakh crore for this fiscal year and it is also promoting the use of techn...
18 Jan, 2023, 09.32 PM IST
We have planned to bring Millet into diet in G20 meetings: Kiren Rijiju"The government is celebrating the international year of Millet. In G20 meetings we have planned to bring Millet into the diet. It is nutri...
29 Dec, 2022, 07.06 AM IST
India will steer celebration of International Millet Year 2023, says Prime Minister ModiThe Prime Minister's message was conveyed at the opening ceremony for the International Year of Millets (IYM) - 2023 organised by Food and ...
06 Dec, 2022, 10.12 PM IST
NITI Aayog enters into agreement with UN WFP to diversify food basket in programmesUnder the statement of intent signed between the Aayog and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), the focus will be on mainstreaming ...
21 Dec, 2021, 02.39 PM IST
Agriculture minister proposes to FAO to declare the year 2019 as International Year of MilletsOfficials said that the matters has received support of the member countries when placed in the bureau meeting of the Committee on Agricult...
15 Aug, 2018, 10.38 AM 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