Tingo Foods to build zero-emission solar energy plant
Global fintech and agri-fintech group MICT has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Tingo Foods has entered into a partnership with Evtec Energy to build a $150 million net zero carbon emission solar plant...
Vietnam farmers get aid for sustainable growth
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN’s rural development agency, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam have signed a loan agreement to promote inclusive and sustainable agricultural growth in the Mekong Delta.
The...
ICRISAT, Eagle Genomics partner on food security
A new cooperation framework has been signed between the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Eagle Genomics at the International Conference on Innovations to Transform Drylands to accelerate microbiome-based solutions...
The ECG breakthrough at ALFT
The ALFT plant near Colombo was committed to defect-free production even earlier when it was running the Bobst 9-color gravure press with AVT’s 100% defect detection system and laminators from Bobst and Nordmechanica and...
RS Sodhi steps down as Amul MD
RS Sodhi, one of the leading names of the Indian dairy industry, on 9 January 2023 stepped down as managing director of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), popularly known as the...
Swiggy reports Rs 3.6K crore loss in FY-22, Zomato co-founder quits
Two pieces of news have taken the food delivery segment by storm in the beginning of the year. One is about Swiggy's widening losses. The other is about Zomato co-founder and Chief Technology officer...
Mettler-Toledo’s Siddharth Kachroo, sales head for product Inspections
Mettler-Toledo, known for its end-of-line product inspection systems, has a deep commitment to the Indian market, having been active in the country for over 20 years and with more than 1,000 employees. Mettler-Toledo operates...
Bisleri in talks with Tata, others to sell packaged water business
Indian business circles went abuzz on 24 November 2022 over news reports that the Tata Group had finalized a Rs 7,000-crore deal to buy out the market leader in the packaged water business, Bisleri...
FSSAI releases draft regulations on GM food
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released for public consultations a new draft of regulations for genetically modified (GM) food, proposing front-of-the-pack labeling for packaged food products that contain one...
Progress and disappointment on climate change at COP27
At the conclusion of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 19 November 2022 the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “From the beginning, this conference has been driven by two overriding themes: justice and ambition....