Bill Gates highlights the importance of food fortification and a diverse diet through India's public distribution system to improve health ...

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

Four large-scale pilots in different parts of the country were done - three in the school lunch and one in the Integrated Child Development...

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

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 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.

In a country like India with 136 crore people, whose dietary system is predominantly carbohydrate-dense, ensuring the availability of natur...

Rice 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...

The logo for easy recognition of ‘safe’ foods could be yellow, similar to the existing red and green logos to identify vegetarian and non-v...

FSSAI today said major wheat-flour brands like ITC, HUL, Cargill and Patanjali would begin to fortify wheat flour with iron, folic acid and...

Asked 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...

The government has constituted a committee to formulate a comprehensive policy on food fortification, Lok Sabha was informed today.

From breakfast cereals, appetizers, meals to beverages, Indians are gradually getting their platters filled with vitamins and minerals as b...

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

Government is planning to bring a legislation on food fortification to combat high malnutrition in children with focus on dietary diversifi...