New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to intervene in the Madras High Court order, which directed that all plastic/PET bottles and packaging used for selling water, salt, and sugar should bear a label stating that these food items "may contain micro/nano plastics"."There is...
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New Delhi, March 25 Rajya Sabha Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan urged the government on Wednesday to mandate the prominent display of information about sugar, salt, and additives on the front of packaged food, with color codes, to improve public understanding.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in...
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March 12, New Delhi — Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to all the great personalities who participated in the Dandi March, which began on this day in 1930.The Prime Minister shared a Sanskrit quote emphasizing the triumph of truth:“Satyam eva jayati, naanrutam satyen patha vittato...
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Raipur, February 26 – The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) is proving to be a great benefit for poor families in the Naxal-affected areas of Mohla-Manpur and Ambagarh Chowki districts of Chhattisgarh.Under this scheme, those eligible for government rations are receiving free...
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New Delhi, February 14 The Supreme Court has sought the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) response to a suggestion to introduce front-of-pack labelling on packaged food products containing high levels of sugar, salt, and saturated fat.Front-of-Pack (FoP) labelling is a...
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