Students, public throng counters; hand-operated jowar roti-making machine a big attraction Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day ‘Open Day’ organised as part of the ‘One Week One Lab’ (OWOL) programme of CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) began in city this morning, with students from various schools and colleges making a beeline to catch a glimpse of the…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the ongoing ‘One Week, One Laboratory’ at the CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysuru, a walkathon under the theme ‘Eat Right’ was organised yesterday and over 500 youths and CFTRI staff and retired employees participated. The participants emphasised the pivotal role of proper nutrition in promoting both personal well-being…
Mysore/Mysuru: During her presentation on Food Systems for Equitable and Sustainable Health, former World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist and Chairperson of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Dr. Sowmya Swaminathan underlined the importance of policy, regulations and behaviour change in preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). “One key aspect is the need for nutrition literacy in schools to…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the ongoing week-long ‘One Week One Lab’ (OWOL) campaign at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysuru, the premier food research institute will be open to the public and students through ‘Open Days’ on July 6 and July 7 from 10…
Mysore/Mysuru: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) — Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysuru kickstarted the ambitious ‘One Week One Lab’ (OWOL) campaign yesterday. The week-long programme has been launched with the theme ‘Celebrating Food Research,’ and the event aims to engage the public, showcase innovative technologies, and inspire young innovators, students,…
Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, is organising various regular training programmes/Skill Development Programmes and short-term courses in this financial year under CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative, encompassing all the major areas in Food Science and Technology. The schedule of the courses for 2023-24 has been hosted on the Institute website (www.cftri.res.in). These courses…
Mysore/Mysuru: A two-day National workshop on ‘Gerobiotic supplementation through fermented millet beverage and millet curd’ was held recently at CSIR-CFTRI. This workshop was sponsored by the Probiotic Association of India (PAi). Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh, Director, CSIR-CFTRI, who inaugurated the two-day workshop, highlighted the benefits of millets and their potential anti-aging role. She also emphasised …
Mysore/Mysuru: B. Rohini, a Doctoral research scholar of Food Engineering Department at the Mysuru-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), has won third prize under Ph.D category in the ‘Augmenting writing skills for articulating research (AWSAR)’ award. AWSAR is a National level competition for Popular Science story writing organised at the National level by the…
Former 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,…
Mysore/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…
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