Mysuru: Mysuru-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) was awarded the first prize in Siridhanya Awards-2019 for Excellence in Research and Development in Millets. The award was received by Dr. KSMS Raghavarao, Director, CSIR-CFTRI, from N.H. Shivashankara Reddy, Minister for Agriculture, at the concluding session of the Organics and Millets-2019 International Trade Fair held in…
Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, is hosting a one-day National Conference on Virgin Coconut Oil on Dec. 26 at Assembly Hall of CFTRI. The conference will be inaugurated by Dr. Raju Narayana Swamy, Chairman, Coconut Development Board, Government of India, at 9.30 am. Dr. KSMS Raghavarao, Director, CSIR-CFTRI and Dr. P. Chowdappa, Director,…
Mysuru: The CFTRI campus was abuzz with a potent mix of curiosity and excitement for the two-day Open Day that concluded last evening. The event was organised by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru. Hundreds of people from diverse walks of life – school children,…
Mysuru: R.N. Ramesh, employee of CSIR- CFTRI, Mysuru, emerged runner-up in the 55+ category of the All India Senior Tennis Championship held at Jaipur in Rajastan from Oct.3 to 7. He defeated V. Shankar (Hyderabad) 6-2,4-6, 10-8 in the quarter-finals and Meghanath 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals. However, Ramesh lost to Srinivas Reddy 2-6,3-6 in…
#IFCON mobile App, website launched Mysuru: The 8th International Food Convention #IFCON will be hosted by Association of Food Scientists & Technologists India (AFST-I) in association with CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) and DRDO-Defence Food Research Laboratory (DRDO-DFRL), Mysuru from Dec.12 to 15 with the theme “Holistic Approaches, for Start-Ups, Human Resource Training for…
R.N. Ramesh, employee of CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru, has excelled in the in 55+ category of All India Senior Tennis Championship held at Baroda in Gujarat recently. Ramesh, along with Deepankar Chakravarthi from Udaipur (Rajasthan) exhibited a wonderful game of play, defeating Meghanathan (TN) and his partner SLVN Raju (AP) by 6-3, 6-1 in the quarter finals….
Mysuru: Dr. P.V. Ravindra DBT Ramalingaswami Fellow-cum-Assistant Professor, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) at CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru, has been conferred “Outstanding Scientist in Biotechnology” Award for research contributions in the field of Biotechnology by the “Board of Management of the Venus International Foundation”, Chennai recently. Dr. Ravindra obtained his Ph.D. from the Indian Veterinary…
Mysuru: The CSIR- Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, is playing host to a unique symposium on Advances in Biological Research to be held on July 13. The CSIR-CFTRI-Students-Symposium (CCSS) is organised with support from Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (India). The event is being conceived, managed and organised by the young researchers…
Mysuru: A training programme on ‘Entrepreneurial opportunities in food and allied sectors’ has been organised by CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) – CFTRI (Central Food Technological Research Institute) in association with Kautilya Entrepreneurship & Management Institute (KEMI), Jain University, Bengaluru from Nov. 20 to Dec. 2 at CSIR-CFTRI premises in city. The second…
Mysuru: Maharashtra is one of the major States in the country producing cashew crop by cultivating in 1.81 lakh hectares. Currently, around one lakh farmers are involved in the production, processing and marketing of cashewnut in the Konkan region. Majority of these are marginal farmers and they are supplying raw cashewnut to market. Middlemen exploit…
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