Dr Bishwajit Dhar


International
Italian Trade Agency to present Innovation and Sustainability at Food Speciality Show in Dubai

Italian Trade Agency to present Innovation and Sustainability at Food Speciality Show in Dubai

Italy, renowned for its rich culinary heritage, is making headlines for a different...

International
Hidden costs of global agrifood systems worth at least $10 trillion: FAO

Hidden costs of global agrifood systems worth at least $10 trillion: FAO

Current agrifood systems impose huge hidden costs on health, environment and society,...

National
Fall in tomato, potato prices keep thali cost low in Oct, but Nov may see spike if onion costs more

Fall in tomato, potato prices keep thali cost low in Oct, but Nov may see spike if onion costs more

Thali cost dropped in October, thanks to falling tomato and potato prices, but the...

National
Govt launches 'Bharat Atta' at subsidised rate of Rs 27.50/kg for relief to consumers

Govt launches 'Bharat Atta' at subsidised rate of Rs 27.50/kg for relief to consumers

To give relief to consumers from high prices ahead of Diwali festival, the Centre...

National
Need to shift from foods that add to climate change problem: Prez

Need to shift from foods that add to climate change problem: Prez

President Droupadi Murmu has said there is a need to shift away from those foods...

National
Onus of agri reforms is on states: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Onus of agri reforms is on states: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Noting that the onus of agricultural reforms is in the states, NITI Aayog member...

ELECTIONS 2024
Chhattisgarh polls 2023: Cong promises to waive farmers' loans, buy paddy at Rs 3200 per qtl

Chhattisgarh polls 2023: Cong promises to waive farmers' loans, buy paddy at Rs 3200 per qtl

Seeking to take the win out of BJP's poll promises, the Congress has pledged loan...

National
Mother Dairy's Safal outlets to sell buffer onion at Rs 25/kg

Mother Dairy's Safal outlets to sell buffer onion at Rs 25/kg

Stepping up measures to provide relief to consumers from rising onion prices, the...

National
Besides Delhi-NCR, NCCF to sell onion at subsidised rate of Rs 25/kg in other states

Besides Delhi-NCR, NCCF to sell onion at subsidised rate of Rs 25/kg in other states

National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) started retailing onion...

International
Int'l quotations for rice, wheat, palm oil, pig meat drop: FAO

Int'l quotations for rice, wheat, palm oil, pig meat drop: FAO

The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined moderately in October, down...

Rural Dialogue
Changing villages cry for better health, sanitation, jobs: Experts at Rural World launch

Changing villages cry for better health, sanitation, jobs: Experts at Rural World launch

India's rural landscape goes well beyond tilling the soil and toiling by farmers...

ELECTIONS 2024
Chhattisgarh polls: BJP promises sops for landless farm workers, paddy procurement at Rs 3,100 a quintal

Chhattisgarh polls: BJP promises sops for landless farm workers, paddy procurement at Rs 3,100 a quintal

Yearly financial assistance to landless agriculture labourers, paddy procurement...

National
Investor friendly policies take India's food sector to new heights: PM

Investor friendly policies take India's food sector to new heights: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the government's investor friendly policies...

Agri Start-Ups
Sustainable packaging start-up Fibmold raises $10M from Omnivore, Accel

Sustainable packaging start-up Fibmold raises $10M from Omnivore, Accel

Fibmold, a start-up focused on sustainable packaging, has raised a $10 million round...

National
FCI sells 2.87 lac tons wheat in 19th round of e-auction

FCI sells 2.87 lac tons wheat in 19th round of e-auction

State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) sold 2.87 lakh tonne of wheat from the...

National
Govt's paddy procurement at MSP reaches 161.47 lakh tons so far

Govt's paddy procurement at MSP reaches 161.47 lakh tons so far

The government has said 161.47 lakh tonne of kharif paddy has been procured directly...