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08 Jul, 2024 News Image FSSAI says nutritional information must be highlighted with bigger fonts and bold letters.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) approved changes in nutritional information labelling on packaged food items, proposing that total salt, sugar and saturated fat should be displayed in bold letters as well as bigger font size.
 

 Source:  thehindu.com
08 Jul, 2024 News Image India, UK to hold next round of talks on proposed trade agreement this month.

With the new government taking charge in Britain, senior officials of India and the UK will hold the next round of talks this month for the proposed free trade agreement to resolve the pending issues and close the negotiations, an official said. 


 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
08 Jul, 2024 News Image PM Modi speaks to UK counterpart Starmer, both agree to work for early free trade agreement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the two leaders agreed to work towards an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial India-UK free trade agreement, a statement said. Modi congratulated him on assuming charge and a remarkable victory of his Labour Party in the election.
 

 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
08 Jul, 2024 News Image India-Russia summit in Moscow to focus on payment system for trade.
A key focus of the India-Russia annual summit in Moscow on Tuesday between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladmir Putin will be on devising mechanisms for the easy and quick transfer of money between the two countries. This has gained significance in the backdrop of the ban on the use of SWIFT by Russia and the unprecedented surge in bilateral trade since the Ukraine war.
 

 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
08 Jul, 2024 News Image Organic products sold under Amul and Bharat brands are 100% genuine: Amit Shah.
Launching Amul’s first organic shop in New Delhi and 'Bharat Organic Atta' at an event in Gujarat on Saturday, Union Minister for Cooperation Amit Shah said the organic products made available under the 'Amul' and 'Bharat' brands are 100 per cent genuine and have been tested using state-of-the-art technologies. 
 

 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
05 Jul, 2024 News Image Indian delegation visits Brazil; strengthens vegetable oil industry in both countries.

The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (ABIOVE) and The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA), associations representing the vegetable oil industries in Brazil and India, respectively, have signed in 2023 a protocol that establishes robust collaboration between the two countries in this industrial segment.


 Source:  agriculturepost.com
05 Jul, 2024 News Image Philippines: Rice imports to reach 3.8-MMT in 2025 FAO.
The Philippines will import 3.8-million metric tons (MMT) of rice next year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has predicted.
Meanwhile, local rice consumption next year is expected to be over 17-MMT, while domestic production of the staple grain is estimated to be 13-MMT.
 
 

 Source:  tribune.net.ph
05 Jul, 2024 News Image FSSAI re-operationalises FSS Labelling and Display amendment norms.

The FSSAI has issued a direction for re-operationalisation of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Amendment Regulations, 2022, related to Labelling Requirements for minimally processed food, tolerance limit and so on.


 Source:  fnbnews.com
05 Jul, 2024 News Image H5N1 strain of bird flu continues to spread in US, India steps up vigil.
The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) strain H5N1 has spread across 12 states in the United States, with outbreaks reported in dairy cattle and 48 poultry farms.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), as many as 1,156 outbreaks have been reported since the virus was first detected in January 2022.

 Source:  downtoearth.org.in
05 Jul, 2024 News Image India and Bhutan hail growth in trade and economic partnership.

Eminent Indian business leaders from various sectors, including infrastructure, financial services, education, hospitality, healthcare, and technology, concluded their three-day visit to Thimpu on Thursday after having engaging conversations on expanding trade and economic ties between India and Bhutan. 


 Source:  in.investing.com