Mysuru: JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Mysuru and CSIR – Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) have entered into a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) to foster co-operation in education and research. JSS College has been conducting two-year Master of Vocation and three-year Bachelor’s of Vocation in Food Processing and Engineering as approved by…
Financial Planner stresses on importance of ‘Will’ making
August 26, 2019Mysuru: “Will should be made by a person who has attained majority and is of sound mind and that it comes into effect after the death of the author of the Will,” said Certified Financial Planner and Legal Advisor Sripad Sangli. He was delivering a lecture on ‘Financial Planning and Importance of Wills,’ organised by…
CFTRI to send ready-to-eat food for flood victims
August 10, 2019Mysuru: Coming to the rescue of flood-affected people in Kodagu and the rest of Karnataka, city-based Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), a premier Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) laboratory in India, will send ready-to-eat food materials. Teams at the premier institute are working round-the-clock to prepare food for the affected people, said…
Register online for Symposium on Science Journalism at CFTRI
July 21, 2019Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, in association with Vigyan Prasar and India Science Wire, is organising a one-day symposium on Science Journalism and Science Communication on Aug. 13 (Tuesday) at CSIR- CFTRI, Mysuru. The symposium will have experts from the field of Science Communication and Journalism to discuss issues such as Science…
Hundreds bid tearful farewell to Muddu Krishna couple
July 10, 2019Mysuru: Hundreds of people including students, theatre artistes, littérateurs, theatre enthusiasts, well-wishers and friends bid tearful adieu to theatre artiste Muddu Krishna and his wife CFTRI Scientist Dr. Indrani this morning, who died in an accident at Lucknow. While Dr. Indrani was killed on the spot on Sunday, Muddu Krishna died at a hospital on…
Mysuru couple killed in road accident at Lucknow
July 8, 2019Muddu Krishna was a Senior Rangayana artiste while his wife Indrani was serving as CFTRI Scientist Mysuru: Senior Rangayana artiste K. Muddu Krishna (68) and his wife Indrani (61), a Scientist at CFTRI in city and residents of Niveditha Nagar here, died in an accident at Lucknow. They are survived by two sons, daughters-in-law, who…
‘Cold chain market must for preserving milk, fruits, vegetables’
July 5, 2019Mysuru: Despite India being the world’s largest producer of milk and second largest producer of fruits and vegetables, about 40 to 50 per cent of the total production ends up wasted, said CFTRI retired Deputy Director T.R. Prabhu. He was delivering a lecture on ‘Low Temperature Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables,’ organised by the Institution…
CFTRI plans dedicated plant to prepare food for natural disasters
May 20, 2019Mysuru: City-based Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), a premier CSIR laboratory in India, proposes to establish a dedicated plant at its premises to prepare food to be supplied during natural disasters. It has proposed to develop certain foods with a shelf-life of at least six months. The Institute has broached the idea with the…
National Technology Day at CFTRI
May 11, 2019Theme: Science for people and people for Science Mysuru: “A fruitful all-round development of the country is not possible unless there is focus on basic research and it is institutes like CFTRI which are in the forefront that have to take steps and concentrate on such research,” said NIE University Chancellor D.A. Prasanna. He was…
Two food consignments from CFTRI reaches Odisha
May 8, 2019Mysore: Two food consignments of two-and-a-half tonnes each, which were sent from CFTRI (Central Food Technological Research Institute), has reached the Cyclone Fani ravaged State of Odisha. The first consignment, airlifted to Bhubaneswar from Bengaluru, was received by a team from the Institute of Minerals and Materials Management (IMMT) on Monday. This team will coordinate…
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