Mysore/Mysuru: A two-day Annual General Meeting and Seminar of Indian Pulp and Paper Technical Association, (IPPTA) began this morning at CSIR-CFTRI in the city. The seminar’s focus is on the theme “Replacing single-use plastic with paper, with emphasis on food packaging.” Stakeholders from India and overseas, machinery suppliers and research institutions are presenting papers and…
CSIR-CFTRI (Mysuru) team wins Thacker Memorial Tennis Championship
July 12, 2023CSIR-CFTRI (Mysuru) team won the Thacker Memorial Tennis Championship 2023 held at The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, a constituent laboratory of CSIR (NIIST), Trivandrum, Kerala, recently. CFTRI team, comprising R.N. Ramesh (Captain), Dr. Arun Kumar, Girish Ghiwari and M. Shivakumara exhibited a wonderful game of play and in finals defeated NIIST, by…
CFTRI products push millet popularity
July 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysuru released eight new millet-based products during the ‘One Week One Lab‘ campaign on their campus, in line with the International Year of Millets-2023. As part of the Millet Day, an exhibition on millets was organised at CFTRI. Rekha Singhal,…
Fried wafers to tickle your taste buds
July 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) released a host of snack food products (wafers) on the last day of its week-long ‘One Week One Lab’ (OWOL) campaign that concluded on July 7 evening. They include chicken, egg, fish, meat and prawn wafers. These products are intended to be used as snack foods and…
CFTRI’s ‘One Week One Lab’ campaign concludes
July 8, 2023Thrust on innovation, self-reliance, excellence and social connect Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘One Week One Lab’ (OWOL) campaign concluded at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) last evening. The campaign highlighted CFTRI’s global excellence in technology and innovation and showcased its legacy, exclusive innovations and technological breakthroughs. The CFTRI had…
‘Open Day’ at CFTRI
July 6, 2023Students, 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…
‘Eat Right’ walkathon creates awareness on healthy lifestyle
July 6, 2023Mysore/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…
Former WHO Chief Scientist underlines healthy eating habits
July 5, 2023Mysore/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…
‘Open Day’ at CFTRI for public, students on July 6, 7
July 5, 2023Mysore/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…
‘One Week One Lab’ campaign at CFTRI fosters innovation
July 4, 2023Mysore/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,…















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