Mysore/Mysuru: The city-based CSIR-CFTRI (Central Food Technological and Research Institute) Director Dr. K.S.M.S. Raghavarao retired from service after attaining superannuation on Aug.31, 2020. Following his retirement, the Government has appointed National Aeronautics Laboratory (NAL) Director Dr. Jitendra Jadhav, a Senior Scientist, as Acting Director of CFTRI. Dr. Raghavarao, who served as CFTRI Director since 2018,…
CFTRI-GRAAM to establish rural women entrepreneurship in Mysuru district
August 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-CFTRI (Central Food Technological Research Institute) and GRAAM (Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement), Mysuru, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Aug.20 to provide a mutual technical – social collaboration for establishing rural livelihood initiatives in India. The memorandum was signed on behalf of GRAAM by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Chairman, GRAAM and Dr. K.S.M.S….
City gets one more COVID Testing Lab
August 10, 2020DC opens Lab set up by CSIR-CFTRI at Govt. Ayurveda Hi-tech Panchakarma Hospital on KRS Road Mysore/Mysuru: The new CSIR-CFTRI COVID Testing Laboratory, which has been set up at the Government Ayurveda Hi-tech Panchakarma Hospital at Brindavan Extension on KRS Road was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar this morning. Speaking after inaugurating…
CFTRI to host webinar on Energy and Cooking tomorrow
August 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The CSIR- Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has organised its Future India Talk Series as a webinar on Aug.6. Prof. A. B. Pandit, an eminent engineer and Vice-Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, will be speaking on “Energy and Cooking,” a topic that concerns everyday cooking. Cooking is a mix…
CFTRI signs MoU with Schevaran Labs
July 6, 2020To develop efficient environment-friendly and cost-effective quality products post-COVID Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has signed an MoU with Schevaran Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Mysuru, recently making way forward for collaborative avenues towards the development of personal hygiene, cleaning and related industrial products and solutions. In the post-COVID scenario, both the organisations have…
CFTRI signs MoU with Schevaran Labs
June 2, 2020To develop efficient environment-friendly and cost-effective quality products post-COVID Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has signed an MoU with Schevaran Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Mysuru, on May 29, 2020 making way forward for collaborative avenues towards the development of personal hygiene, cleaning and related industrial products and solutions. In the post-COVID scenario, both…
CSIR-CFTRI Director clarifies on Spirulina Chikkies
May 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. KSMS Raghavarao, Director, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, has clarified as follows with regard to a statement in the recent television coverage on the Spirulina Chikkies developed by the Institute: “We have come to know that reports televised on May 9, 2020 by the some Kannada TV Channels have claimed that Spirulina…
CFTRI’s Webinar to mark National Technology Day on May 11
May 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) is celebrating the National Technology Day differently by organising a Webinar. The Webinar is being organised in association with Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), Mysuru, and will be online on May 11 at 11 am. Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Founder, SVYM, will be delivering a lecture on…
COVID-19: CSIR-CFTRI’s biscuits reach patients at AIIMS
April 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The high protein biscuits formulated by CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has reached the COVID-19 patients now undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. CFTRI supplied 500 kg of high protein biscuits and 500 kg of high protein rusks to the Dietitics Department of the Medical Institute…
CFTRI and I-T Department provide nutri-rich food to migrant labourers
April 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, joined hands with the Income Tax (I-T) Department (Karnataka and Goa) in providing relief food to the migrant labourers affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. The Institute supplied five tonnes of fruit bars, 500 kg of spirulina chikki and five tonnes of flavoured water to the I-T Department…
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