43rd batch of International School of Milling Technology (ISMT) passes out Mysuru: Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy inaugurated the ‘Millets Excellence and Incubation Centre’ at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) in the city last evening. Constructed at a cost of Rs. 20 crore with State Government support, the centre…
CSIR-CFTRI celebrates 75 years of innovation
October 23, 2024New milestone technologies, new logo mark Platinum Jubilee, Foundation Day The Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), a premier laboratory under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), entered its 75th year on Monday, Oct. 21. A series of events and product launches marked the Platinum Jubilee and Foundation Day celebrations. Located on the…
National Nutrition Week at CFTRI
September 4, 2024Mysuru: Prof. S. Kowsalya, faculty, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women at Coimbatore, has stressed on the need for food scientists to focus on technology that minimises nutrient loss during processing. She was speaking after participating in the inaugural function of National Nutrition Week-2024 with…
Wayanad landslides tragedy: CFTRI sends nutrient-rich food products for survivors, rescuers
August 10, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy rains and flash floods on July 30, 2024, triggered multiple landslides in Wayanad, Kerala, devastating three villages — Punjirimattom, Mundakkai and Chooralmala — and affecting nearby villages Meppadi, Attamala and Kunhome. Over 9,300 people are currently housed in 91 relief camps. In response to this crisis, Mysuru-based Council of Scientific & Industrial Research…
CFTRI promotes farmer products
July 17, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-CFTRI Director Dr. Sridevi Annapoorna Singh said that the CFTRI has 432 different types of technologies and the Institute has been promoting farm produces and products over the years. She was speaking after inaugurating ‘Nam Company’, an Akashavani serial broadcast on empowerment of Farmer Producers Organisations, at a programme jointly organised by CFTRI, Department…
Australian delegation visits CSIR-CFTRI
June 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A delegation from Australian Consulate-General, Bengaluru, headed by Hilary McGeachy, Consul General; Andrew Collister, Consul and Steffi Cherian, Strategic Communication & Public Diplomacy Officer, visited CSIR-CFTRI here on June 19. The team interacted with scientific staff for exploring collaborations in the areas of Agro-Food Processing Technologies, Infestation control, Food Security and HRD activities. The…
Symposium on “Food for our Future: Role of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition”
June 4, 2024Birth Centenary of Inspirational Food Scientists held at CSIR-CFTRI Mysore/Mysuru: Society of Biological Chemists (India), Mysore Chapter, in association with CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore and AFST (I), conducted a Symposium on ‘Food for our Future: The Role of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition’ on May 29 at CFTRI’s IFTTC auditorium in city. It was organised in commemoration…
Guyanese team trained by CFTRI in agriculture, food processing
March 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, had organised a training programme on “Rice Milling and Value Addition to Rice” for a Guyanese delegation under the Indian Technical and Economic Co-operation (ITEC) programme sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, from Feb. 27 to Mar. 18….
City-based CFTRI celebrates National Science Day
March 12, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) in Mysuru recently celebrated National Science Day, paying tribute to the Nobel Laureate, Sir C. V. Raman. Science Day is observed annually on Feb. 28 in India to commemorate C.V. Raman’s discovery of the Raman Effect in 1928, which earned him the…
CFTRI Pensioners Association felicitates nonagenarians and octogenarians
March 1, 2024The 18th Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of CSIR-CFTRI — Council of Scientific & Industrial Research – Central Food Technological Research Institute — Pensioners Welfare Association (CPWA), Mysuru, was held on Feb. 22 in the International Food Technology Training Centre (IFTTC) auditorium, CFTRI campus, Mysuru. Nonagenarian and Octogenarian members, who were felicitated on the occasion…
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