FSSAI for fixing lead content limit in fruits, pulses & juices

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 19:57

After the Maggi fiasco, central food safety regulator FSSAI has proposed fixing limits of permissible lead content in a wide range of products including salt, fruits, juices, vegetables, pulses and meat products.

Odisha to set up 150 new cold storages in 4 years

Last Updated: Saturday, June 20, 2015, 16:53

It was decided to increase farm output every year using advanced methods of cultivation, which currently stands at nine lakh tonnes of vegetables from 5,000 hectares of land.

Retail inflation up at 5.01% in May

Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 19:22

The Consumer Price Index-based inflation was at 4.87 per cent in April 2015. The retail inflation was 8.33 per cent in May 2014.

Vegetable prices likely to climb 20-25%: Assocham

Last Updated: Sunday, April 5, 2015, 15:47

Prices of vegetables are likely to jump 20-25 per cent in coming days as untimely rains and hailstorms have damaged crops, says a study.

Inflation at record low of (-)2.06% in February

Last Updated: Monday, March 16, 2015, 13:26

With inflation dropping to record lows, industry demanded further easing of interest rates to boost industrial growth.

Govt to allocate 17 food parks to various firms by March-end

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 13:48

Government is likely to allocate 17 food parks to different companies by the end of this month, which will attract an estimated investment of about Rs 2,100 crore.

Vegetable prices rise by up to 67% over the last 5 days

Last Updated: Thursday, March 5, 2015, 16:24

Retail prices of leafy vegetables like spinach and other winter staples such as carrots, cauliflower and peas have shot up as much as 67 percent in the national capital over the last five days due to unseasonal rains.

Vegetable prices again spike in Delhi; retailers blame bad weather

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 11:29

Owing to bad weather and export demand from Pakistan, vegetable prices in Delhi have spiked above average.

International Space Station `farm` bears fruit

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 17:29

Astronauts are growing vegetables in an experimental greenhouse named Lada aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that are safe to eat.

India wastes Rs 13,300 cr of fruits and vegetables annually

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 11:48

India, the world's second largest producer of fruits and vegetables, throws away fresh produce worth Rs 13,300 crore every year because of the country's lack of adequate cold storage facilities and refrigerated transport, a report said.

`Poly house farming can mitigate vegetable supply crisis`

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 17:27

Poly house farming can mitigate supply crisis of vegetables in cities if the new farming technology is deployed on a large-scale in surrounding regions, a senior official of Mother Dairy said on Friday.

Mamata imposes ban on export of vegetables to other states

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 20:09

Concerned with steep hike in prices of vegetables in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today imposed a ban on the export of vegetables and potato to other states.