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NEW DELHI, July 19: India's leadership in developing a group standard for whole millet grains was appreciated during the 88th Session of the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CCEXEC88), held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy from July 14-18, it was announced on Saturday. The Committee reviewed the progress of this work, which is being chaired by India with Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal as co-chairs, said Health Ministry in a statement. The terms of reference for the s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] July 19 (ANI): India's initiative in developing a group standard for whole millet grains recieved global recognition during the 88th Executive Committee meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CCEXEC88) held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome from 14-18 July 2025. The milestone was approved at the 47th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC47) in 2024 and was reviewed during the CCEXEC88. The work was chaired by India in collaboration with Mali, Nigeria, and Sene ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (UNI) India's leadership in developing a group standard for whole millet grains was acknowledged at a session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CCEXEC88), held at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome from July 14 to 18. According to a statement from the Union Health Ministry here, the appreciation came at the 88th session of the Executive Committee of the CCEXEC88. India is chairing the work on millet standards, with Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who was last seen in 'The Miranda Brothers', is heaping praise on the recently released film 'Saiyaara', and its team. On Saturday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and penned a special note for the film and its makers after it witnessed a stellar opening day. He wrote, "Another melodious example of a love story shattering all myths and formulas of the industry. Honest heart wrenching love story wins again in 2025 ...Read More >
The 88th session of the Codex Executive Committee, held in Rome 14-18 July, has concluded with the adoption of the report, following three days of wide-ranging discussions. The Committee agreed to recommend the next session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission the adoption of a number of texts, including the standard for fresh dates, a landmark text that many countries are eagerly anticipating. With the critical review ensuring that proposals for new work and draft standards submitted to the C ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] July 19 (ANI): India's initiative in developing a group standard for whole millet grains recieved global recognition during the 88th Executive Committee meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CCEXEC88) held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome from 14-18 July 2025. The milestone was approved at the 47th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC47) in 2024 and was reviewed during the CCEXEC88. The work was chaired by India in collaboration with Mali, Nigeria, and Sene ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] July 19 (ANI): India initiative in developing a group standard for whole millet grains recieved global recognition during the 88th Executive Committee meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CCEXEC88) held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome from 14-18 July 2025. The milestone was approved at the 47th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC47) in 2024 and was reviewed during the CCEXEC88. The work was chaired by India in collaboration with Mali, Nigeria, and Senega ...Read More >
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may find space to ease policy rates in the near term, as urban consumption remains soft and external demand conditions stay uncertain, according to a report by ICICI Bank. With the central bank maintaining a neutral stance and data-dependent approach, prevailing economic indicators could justify a 25 basis point rate cut as early as August. "Monetary policy is forward looking and next year inflation prints are likely to move higher on the back of a low base, but ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated several cooperative and employment-linked initiatives at the 'Sahkar & Rojgar Utsav' in Jaipur, marking India's lead in launching the International Year of Cooperatives - 2025. The event, attended by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, former CM Vasundhara Raje, and senior officials, featured the virtual inauguration of 24 grain storage warehouses and 64 mille ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) As Tesla announced its foray into the Indian market on Tuesday, Liberty General Insurance and ACKO said they have become insurance partners for the American electric carmaker in India. Liberty General Insurance said it has developed a suite of finely tuned protection plans that complement Tesla's engineering and performance excellence while anticipating the distinct needs of EV users. "At Liberty, we're deeply honoured to be among Tesla's preferred insurance providers f ...Read More >
Chennai: Merchandise trade deficit narrowed down, both annually and sequentially to $18.78 billion in June. Exports remained flat against the same month last year, while imports declined 3.7 per cent in the month. India's trade deficit stood at $18.78 billion in June 2025 against $20.84 billion in June 2024 and $21.88 billion in May 2025. Merchandise exports in June were flat at $35.14 billion against $35.16 billion in the same month last year. On the import side, the country saw a 3.71 per ce ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will deliver a final 25 basis point rate cut in the December monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, taking the repo rate to 5.25 per cent by the end of 2025, a report said on Tuesday. Considering the ease in inflation in recent months, the RBI may leave the repo rate unchanged in the next two MPCs. "We forecast a pause in the August and October meetings. However, we believe the RBI will deliver a final 25bp rate cut in the D ...Read More >
New Delhi: Cooling prices offered a double dose of relief in June, with both retail and wholesale inflation easing sharply, signalling a broad-based tempering of cost pressures across the economy. Retail price inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in at 2.1% in June, its slowest pace since January 2019, while wholesale price index-based inflation fell to a 21-month low in June, at -0.13%, marking the first negative reading since October 2023, according to provisional governm ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a major relief to the common man, headline retail inflation dipped to a more than six-year low of 2.1 per cent in June, mainly due to subdued prices of food items such as vegetables, pulses, meat, and milk among others. At the same time, wholesale price inflation (WPI) also stayed in a negative zone after a gap of 19 months, declining 0.13 per cent in June due to cheaper prices in food articles and fuel, and with softening in manufactured product costs, two separate government data ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Retail inflation declined to over six-year low of 2.1 per cent in June, nearing the RBI's comfort zone, on account of subdued prices of food items, including vegetables, driven by widespread monsoon. The Consumer Price Index-based inflation was 2.82 per cent in May and 5.08 per cent in June 2024. Inflation is on a decline since November 2024. Year-on-year inflation rate based on CPI for the month of June 2025 over June 2024 is 2.1 per cent, the National Statistics Offic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Continuing its downward trend, retail inflation in India hit a new over six-year low in June, in further respite to common people. According to the statistics ministry, the year-on-year inflation rate based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June was 2.10 per cent (provisional), a decline of 72 basis points in headline inflation from May 2025. It is the lowest year-on-year inflation since January 2019. Notably, the year-on-year inflation rate based on All India C ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Continuing its downward trend, retail inflation in India hit a new over six-year low in June, in further respite to common people. According to the statistics ministry, the year-on-year inflation rate based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June was 2.10 per cent (provisional), a decline of 72 basis points in headline inflation from May 2025. It is the lowest year-on-year inflation since January 2019. Notably, the year-on-year inflation rate based on All India ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): With food prices lagging seasonal trends and driving headline Consumer Price Index-based retail inflation below 4 per cent since February 2025, Union Bank of India has revised downwards its 2025-26 headline inflation forecast from 4 per cent to 3.6 per cent (largely aligned with the RBI' forecast of 3.7 per cent). The June retail inflation data is due early next week. In a report, the bank said June 2025 retail inflation will be at 2.3 per cent, with the worst ...Read More >
Gandhinagar: In households in Gujarat's cities, cereals may take up less space in the grocery bill, but they still dominate the dinner plate. A new Union govt report shows that cereals, while accounting for just 3.8% of household spending, supply 35% of total calorie intake in cities. In villages, their role is even more dominant, making up 43% of calorie consumption while accounting for 4.5% of total spending.Cereals also account for a major portion of protein intake for people in Gujarat.These ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The BJD chief, Naveen Patnaik, on Saturday sought the personal intervention of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for the early and safe release of an Odisha resident allegedly abducted by militants in the West African country of Mali. Twenty-eight-year-old P Venkataramana is a resident of Patnaik's Assembly constituency Hinjili from where he has been elected for six consecutive terms since 2000. Taking to X, Patnaik said: "Concerned to know that P Venkataramana of Hinjilicut b ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) conducted a field visit to a village in Panchayat Jarode on Saturday to extend emergency assistance to residents in disaster-affected areas. During the visit, the SDRF team surveyed the impacted areas and identified vulnerable individuals in urgent need of aid. Relief materials, including basic need kits and medical kits, were distributed to the affected families as part of the immediate response ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 3, 2025: The Telangana government is set to begin the much-anticipated distribution of new ration cards on July 14, 2025. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will formally inaugurate the program in Tirumalagiri, located in the Tungaturthi constituency. This initiative marks a significant step towards bolstering food security for thousands of families across the state. Also Read: Telangana Ration Card Status 2025: Track Your Application Online The announcement was made by the Minist ...Read More >
Hyderabad: While rice remains a staple comfort food across Telangana, its dominance in daily meals is raising serious health concerns. According to the 'Nutritional Intake in India' report by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Telangana recorded the highest urban per capita calorie intake in the country for 2023-24, averaging 2,455 calories per day. The spike in caloric intake is primarily driven by a rice-heavy diet. More than 43% of daily calories in urban Telanga ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Intake of cereals and pulses came down in both rural and urban areas, while consumption of milk and its products showed an increase in 2023-24, according to a government report. The Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys (HCES) conducted during August 2022 - July 2023 and August 2023 - July 2024 showed that the consumption of egg, fish and meat has gone up in rural areas, though it remained the same in urban areas. The study showed the proportion of cereals in the con ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a innovative step to tackle Delhi's choking air pollution, the national capital is set to witness artificial rain for the first time. The cloud seeding operation, aimed at clearing the toxic air, was announced by environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa. If weather conditions permit, the rain-making experiment will take place between July 4 and 11, marking a significant shift in how the city addresses its environmental crisis.Sirsa said that IIT Kanpur has submitted the flight pl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) Amul has retained its position as India's top food brand, with brand value of USD 4.1 billion followed by Delhi-NCR based Mother Dairy with USD 1.15 billion brand value, as per the latest Brand Finance report. Britannia was ranked third on India's top food brand list, while Karnataka-based dairy cooperative Nandini was at the fourth rank and Dabur was at the fifth place. Amul has retained its position as India's No. 1 food brand, according to the Brand Finance India 100 ...Read More >
From Lucknow To Stars: 5 Lesser-Known Facts About Shubhanshu Shukla - 1st Indian On International Space Station CBSE Supplementary Exam Schedule 2025: The Central Board of Education (CBSE) has officially released the timetable of the Class 10th and Class 12th Supplementary Exams. Students who could not clear the class 10th or 12th exams (not more than two) or want to improve their scores can check their exam schedule through the official website, i.e. cbse.gov.in. The exams will start from 15t ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28 (UNI) The government will organise a 'Manthan Baithak' on June 30 with an aim to review the initiatives and schemes of the Ministry of Cooperation and evaluate the progress made so far. The 'Manthan Baithak' will be chaired by Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah and will see the participation of Cooperation Ministers of states and Union Territories. The primary objective of the 'Manthan Baithak' is to comprehensively review the initiatives and schemes of the Ministry of ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government completes 11 years of governance, India's agricultural sector has undergone a profound transformation over the years which is rooted in the philosophy of Beej Se Bazaar Tak (seed to market), while also championing inclusivity, supporting small farmers, women-led groups, and allied sectors, while making India a global agricultural leader, said a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government completes 11 years of governance, India's agricultural sector has undergone a profound transformation over the years which is rooted in the philosophy of Beej Se Bazaar Tak (seed to market), while also championing inclusivity, supporting small farmers, women-led groups, and allied sectors, while making India a global agricultural leader, said a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW ...Read More >
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