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05 Nov 2022

Research: "Words" matter in messages about food safety and freshness

According to a recent Cornell University-led study, changing the wording concerning expiration dates on perishable food items--which is now uncontrolled and widely variable--could help minimize food waste. In contrast to "best if used by," some language, such as "best by," has the potential to reduce food waste.

Happy Lohri 2022

13 Jan 2022

Lohri 2022: Finger-licking dishes to savour this festive season!

Check out these super amazing dishes one can prepare at home easily We wish you all a very Happy Lohri!

28 Nov 2017

Reducing cost of food items may help reduce death risk

A 30 per cent price change almost tripled that approximation with an estimation of 63,000 deaths prevented per year, or 9.2 per cent of all cardiometabolic disease deaths.

18 Oct 2016

Chicken - The only healthy item figured in top 10 food tweets!

Coffee was the most tweeted food in the continental US between mid-2014 to mid-2015 followed by beer and pizza.

Parliament canteen

01 Jan 2016

No subsidised meals in Parliament canteen, now MPs to pay more for food items

Food items in Parliament canteen will be much dearer from January 1.

06 Dec 2015

Every 5th food sample found adulterated and misbranded: Report

One out of every five samples of food items tested by public food safety labs in the country has been found "adulterated and misbranded", with maximum in Uttar Pradesh followed by Punjab and Madhya Pradesh.

12 Nov 2015

Retail inflation rises to 5% in October on dearer food items

Overall consumer food inflation during the month rose to 5.25 percent in October, government data showed Thursday.

15 Sep 2015

August WPI inflation dips to historic (-)4.95%, pressure on RBI to cut rate

The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation was (-)4.05 percent in July. It has been in the negative zone since November 2014. In August 2014, inflation was 3.85 percent.

August inflation

14 Sep 2015

Contraction deepens: August WPI inflation falls to -4.95%

The WPI inflation for the month of August stood at -4.95 percent for the month of August, 2015 (over August, 2014) as compared to -4.05 percent for the previous month and 3.85 percent during the corresponding month of the previous year, according to the data released by the government.

Essential food items

02 Jul 2015

Will not allow prices of food items to rise: Govt

The government on Thursday said it will not allow prices of essential food items to increase due to the impact of possible deficient monsoon this year.

05 Aug 2014

Retail inflation for factory workers softens to 6.49% in June

Lower prices of food items, soft coke and medicines pulled down retail inflation for industrial workers to 6.49 percent in June against 7.02 percent in May.

Retail inflation

20 Jul 2014

Higher weight of food items causing high retail inflation: Govt

India's CPI inflation in June 2014 dipped to a 30-month low of 7.31 percent mainly on fall in prices of food items, including cereals, meat and vegetables.

04 Jul 2014

State govts should take stern action against hoarders: Jaitley

FM further added that during July-December every year, prices of some food items increase because of hoarding.

04 Jul 2014

Centre to discuss on food inflation with state food ministers today

In order to control food inflation, the Centre has called a meeting of state food ministers on Friday to discuss other possible ways to rein in prices effectively in the backdrop of poor monsoon this year.

18 Jun 2014

PM takes stock of demand-supply gap of protein-rich food items

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took stock of the demand-supply gap in protein-rich food items such as milk, egg and fish and the availability of fertilisers in the backdrop of rising inflation, which could be aggravated by the likelihood of a sub-normal monsoon.

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