New Delhi, July 16, 2021: APEDA in collaboration with India embassy and the importer LuLu group, yesterday organised a mango promotion programme in Dubai for varieties from northern India. Juicy varieties including Chausa&Langra, sourced in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh mandi board, is being displayed in United Arab Emirates. Recently, for boosting mango export potential from the […]
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Indian stem cell & developmental biologist part of WHO advisory committee on human genome editing
New Delhi, July 14, 2021: Indian stem cell and developmental biologist Prof. Maneesha S Inamdar has been part of the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing, which released two new companion reports providing the first global recommendations to help ensure that human genome editing is […]
GI certified Madurai Malli and other flowers exported to USA and Dubai
New Delhi, July 13, 2021: Consignments of Geographical Indications (GI) certified Madurai malli and other traditional flowers such as button rose, lily, chamanthi, and marigold were exported on July 8 to USA and Dubai from Tamil Nadu. The exporters of consignments of Madurai malli and other traditional flowers were supported by professors from the floriculture […]
Exports of Geographical Indications certified Bhalia wheat from Gujarat begins
New Delhi, July 12, 2021: The first shipment of Geographical Indication (GI) certified Bhalia variety of wheat was exported on July 7 to Kenya and Sri Lanka from Gujarat. The GI certified wheat has high protein content and is sweet in taste. The crop is grown mostly across Bhal region of Gujarat which includes Ahmadabad, […]
SAMVEDAN 2021: National hackathon organized by IIT Madras and Sony India
New Delhi, July 11, 2021: Citizens across the country can now participate in solving India-specific problems of societal interest using IoT Sensor Board through a National hackathon called ‘SAMVEDAN 2021 – Sensing Solutions for Bharat’. Registrations for this Grand Challenge Competition have commenced on July 1st, 2021, and are open to all Indian nationals residing […]
GI certified Fazil mango shipped to Bahrain
New Delhi, July 10, 2021: In a major initiative which would boost mango export potential from the eastern region especially to middle east countries, a consignment of Geographical Identification (GI) certified Fazil mango variety sourced from Malda district of West Bengal was exported today to Bahrain. The consignment of Fazil mango was exported by APEDA registered […]
Mishri variety of cherries from Kashmir exported to Dubai
New Delhi, July 7, 2021: In a step towards boosting horticultural crops exports, a first commercial shipment of Mishri variety of luscious cherries from Kashmir valley has been exported to Dubai from Srinagar.APEDA assisted the shipment of cherries to Dubai by MS Desai Agri-Food Private Limited, a venture company of MS Innoterra, Dubai. Prior to […]
NTPC invites EOI for the sale of fly ash in Middle East and other regions
New Delhi, July 5, 2021: NTPC Ltd, a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power and India’s largest integrated power producer, in its endeavour towards 100% utilization of fly ash has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) for sale of the same from the designated ports of the Middle East and other regions. The tender application commenced on […]
Study on social behaviour of Male Asian elephants
New Delhi, July 4, 2021: As human-elephant conflicts increase with time and expanding human range, understanding social behaviour becomes crucial to the conservation and management of the highly social and endangered Asian elephant. The Asian elephant is a charismatic species with a long history of co-existence with humans. Yet works on male societies of wild elephants […]
India joins OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework tax deal
New Delhi, July 3, 2021: Majority of the members OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting(including India)adopted yesterday a high-level statement containing an outline of a consensus solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy. The proposed solution consists of two components- Pillar One which is about reallocation of […]