Mysore/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…
CSIR-CFTRI supplies hand sanitisers for field workers in Mysuru
April 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) continued extending its helping hand for fighting COVID-19 by supplying hand sanitisers for the use of field workers in Mysuru. Hand sanitisers are used when water is not available to wash hands to keep the virus at bay and are alcohol-based liquids or gels. CSIR-CFTRI prepared sanitisers…
CFTRI honours environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka
March 15, 2020“Nature blesses everyone who takes care of it” Mysuru/Mysore: The Women’s Association of CSIR-CFTRI, as part of International Women’s Day celebrations, honoured centenarian environmentalist and Padma Shri awardee Salumarada Thimmakka at a programme organised at the CFTRI premises in city recently. The event was celebrated as a tribute to the conservationist with the staff and…
‘Future India Talks’ lecture series at CFTRI
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: CSIR-CFTRI, as part of its lecture series ‘Future India Talks,’ has organised the third lecture of the series on the topic ‘In Science we Trust’ by Dr. Shekar C. Mande, Director General, CSIR and Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, on Mar. 9 at 11 am at IFTTC Auditorium, CFTRI premises…
National AWSAR Prize for CSIR-CFTRI Researcher
March 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: M.L. Bhavya, a Ph.D Scholar in the Mysuru-based Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), has bagged the third prize in the AWSAR competition held by the Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi. ‘Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research (AWSAR)’ is being held from the past two…
Imaginative stories have no place in Science: Writer
March 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that imaginative stories have no place in science, renowned Writer and Speaker Dr.G. Ramakrishna said that Science Literature would not remain true to its meaning if imaginative stories creep in. He was speaking after presiding over a seminar on ‘Scientific Stories and Science Among Common Man,’ as part of the three-day Kannada theatre…
Foundation stone laid for CFTRI’s Rice Technology Centre
February 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Foundation stone for the ambitious project of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) — Global Centre for Rice Technology (GCRT) — was laid in the premises of CFTRI residential quarters in MG Halli, along Kalidasa Road (close to Chandrakala Hospital) here yesterday. Speaking as the chief…
National Science Day at CFTRI on Feb. 28
February 14, 2020Guest speaker Dr. Amitabh Joshi launches 3-day Kannada Theatre Fest poster Mysore/Mysuru: As part of National Science Day (Feb. 28) celebrations, CSIR-CFTRI, in association with Mysuru Vijnana Natakotsava Samithi Trust, has organised a three-day Kannada Theatre festival from Feb. 28 to Mar. 1. The festival will be held at its IFTTC Auditorium. A poster of…
CFTRI hosts workshop on ‘Library Services in Digital Era’
February 4, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, organised a one-day workshop on ‘Innovation and Sustainable Library services in the Digital Era’ at CFTRI campus in city this morning. Bangalore North University Vice-Chancellor Prof. T.D. Kemparaju inaugurated the workshop. CSIR-CFTRI Director Dr. K.S.M.S. Raghavarao delivered the presidential address. Speaking after inaugurating the event, Prof. Kemparaju…
Creating Value Chain Network for Food Micro-Entrepreneurs
February 2, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru, organised a one-day workshop on ‘Value Chain Network for Food Micro-Entrepreneurs in Mysuru’ in the area of agri-food processing under Micro-Entrepreneurs Network (MENT) Forum on Jan. 27. MENT was initiated to create a common platform for cottage and tiny food manufacturers to share their ideas and address commonly faced challenges in running…
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