From McDonald’s Menus To Rural Training: Inside India’s Millet Strategy

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From McDonald’s Menus To Rural Training: Inside India’s Millet Strategy

India on April 3 advanced its millet strategy with a new training facility at the Central Food Technology Research Institute in Mysuru and growing global adoption of millet-based foods. Union Minister Jitendra Singh said innovations developed at the institute are already being used by international food chains such as McDonald’s. The move links research, skill […]

Cabinet approves New Central Sector Scheme – “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana”

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Cabinet approves New Central Sector Scheme – “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana”

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the renaming of the new Central Sector Scheme – SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) as “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) ” for the period of 2016-20 coterminous with the 14th Finance Commission cycle. […]