Minister impressed by ‘ragi mudde’ and dosa-making machines; savours dishes Mysore/Mysuru: Minister of Information Technology-Biotechnology, Higher Education, Science and Technology Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan said that the State Government would fully support the CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, to set up a finishing school in the area of food technology. He was speaking after…
Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, had organised a webinar on “Innovations and Advancements in Food Protection and Grain Storage” on Jan. 5. It was themed on five different research fields related to stored grain protection from insect infestation, namely, “Grain storage management”, “Pesticides and insect toxicology”,“Hermetic storage technology”, “Insect pest management” and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Urging for DGR (Directorate General Resettlement) pay-scale for Ex-servicemen deployed at CFTRI on security duty, a delegation of Mysore Armed Forces Ex-servicemen Association submitted a memorandum to CFTRI Director Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh here yesterday seeking fulfilment of their demands. Pointing out that Security Personnel of all Central Government Institutions and Organisations are being…
Mysore/Mysuru: A one-day State-level e-Conference on ‘Emerging Trends in Food Processing’ was organised by the Department of Food Processing and Engineering at JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Ooty Road here recently. CSIR-CFTRI Director Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh, who inaugurated the e-Conference, spoke about the importance of processed food rich in nutrition for maintaining…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-based Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) institute, has come up with a couple of immune-boosting food supplements for COVID-19 patients, especially children. Speaking to SOM this morning, CFTRI Director Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh said that during the first wave, CFTRI had supplied nutritious food like…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh, Director, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has stressed the need for a balanced diet for the growth of individuals. She was speaking after inaugurating Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST)-sponsored six-week Technology-based Entrepreneurship Development Programme (TEDP) on “Food Technology” organised by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell…
To develop novel food ingredients for health benefits Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh, an accomplished food technologist and active researcher, who recently took over as Director of the Mysuru-based premier R&D Institution, CSIR- Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), is currently focusing on alternate and unconventional sources of protein and micronutrients to combat malnutrition and…
Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR- Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, got its first lady Director following the appointment of Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh, who took charge yesterday. Following the retirement of Dr. KSMS Raghavarao on Aug. 31, 2020, the Government had appointed National Aeronautics Laboratory (NAL) Director Dr. Jitendra Jadhav, a Senior Scientist, as Acting Director…
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