Mysore/Mysuru: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) and WHO (World Health Organisation) have declared June 7 as World Food Safety Day-2023 with a tagline, “Food Standards Save Lives” to create awareness among population on food safety, food-borne diseases such as diarrhoea to cancers and deaths due to unsafe food. Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru,…
Sapling planting drive across city on World Environment Day
June 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Planting of tree saplings marked World Environment Day celebrations across the city this morning. More than a thousand saplings of different species of trees were planted in KPA (Karnataka Police Academy) premises, Nazarbad in which Police recruits undergoing training at the KPA and students from different colleges took part. Speaking on the occasion, KPA…
National Technology Day celebration at CFTRI – Era of Start-ups has begun: Excelsoft CEO Sudhanva
May 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the era of Start-ups has begun across the country, Excelsoft Technologies CEO D. Sudhanva said Start-ups are mainly driven by fast growing technology and newer innovations. He was speaking after inaugurating National Technology Day celebration at CSIR-CFTRI in city on May 11. Observing that Start-ups and Entrepreneurship are a result of rapidly…
‘Leadership is about vision, inspiration, positive impact’
May 9, 2023Former CFTRI Director Dr. V. Prakash at workshop on leadership and social development Mysore/Mysuru: Eminent scientist, former Director of CFTRI, a distinguished scientist of CSIR-India and Padma Shri Awardee Dr. V. Prakash recently addressed a gathering at a ‘Workshop on Leadership and Social Development and Release of Book – Legacy of a Legend – Dr….
Men must help women become achievers: Retd. CFTRI scientist
March 20, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Renu Agarwal, retired Chief Scientist of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, said: “Gender disparity has reduced, but still remains to be eradicated. Without eradication of gender disparity, women cannot become independent.” She was speaking during International Women’s Day celebrations organised at The Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), Mysore Local Centre, on JLB…
Search on to trace the elusive leopards in CFTRI premises
January 6, 202310 cameras installed, cage placed Two civet cats spotted inside compound Mysuru: Following leopards scare in CFTRI campus, the Forest Department personnel have launched a search operation to trace the leopards but in vain. Though 10 cameras have been installed at various places in the CFTRI campus, none of the cameras have captured the movements…
Hybrid workshop on “Egg-based value-added products” at CFTRI
November 30, 2022Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru — a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), under Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, is organising a hybrid workshop on “Egg-based value-added products – Processing, Packaging and Preservation” under CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative on Dec.9 from 9.30 am to 5.30…
‘Achieving sustainable food security for future decades is vital’
October 22, 2022Former Secretary to Department of Science and Technology calls upon CFTRI to gear up for hunger-free world by 2030 Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, celebrated its Foundation Day at IFTTC Auditorium in the Institute campus on Friday. Padma Bhushan Dr. T. Ramasami, former Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India,…
Two-day CFTRI Open Day begins
September 26, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day Open Day of CSIR-CFTRI, marking the CSIR Foundation Day celebrations with the theme ‘Food Technology – Industry Connect’ began at IFTTC auditorium in CFTRI campus here this morning. Speaking after inaugurating the event, Dr. K.S. Sadananda, Medical Superintendent, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, said that food plays a key…
Skill Development Programmes at CFTRI on Sept. 20 and 30
September 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) is organising two Skill Development Programmes in Spice Processing on Sept. 20 (Tuesday) and Post-Harvest Technologies for Horticultural Crops on Sept. 30 (Friday) under CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative for the benefit of budding entrepreneurs / micro-entrepreneurs / startups, SHGs and entrepreneurial aspirants with very nominal registration fee. The…
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