NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to “temporarily discontinue” the fortification of rice distributed under the free foodgrain scheme (PMGKAY) and other welfare schemes, following a comprehensive ...

Chandigarh: The Centre decided to temporarily discontinue the universal supply of fortified rice across its welfare programmes, including Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), bringing ...

NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to temporarily discontinue the distribution of fortified rice under its welfare schemes following findings by a study at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur ...

The government’s recent decision to suspend the ₹2,700-crore program for fortifying ration shop rice may actually be permanent, as no available technology can extend the grain's shelf life for two to ...

Rice grains are naturally coated with surface starch. That powdery residue is the primary culprit behind gummy rice. From a scientific standpoint, the rinse is removing a thin film rather than ...

The government on Friday announced temporary discontinuation of rice fortification under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other social schemes citing that prolonged storage of ...

NEW DELHI – India has pledged to provide fortified rice to help people in crisis around the world, strengthening its partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) in the fight against global hunger.

If your rice routinely turns out sticky, gluey, or oddly clumped, the problem may not be your pot, your ratio, or your stove—it may be what you didn’t do before cooking. Rinsing rice is one of the ...

As the Union Food Ministry decided to temporarily discontinue the process of rice fortification “until a more effective mechanism for delivery of nutrients to beneficiaries is identified”, activists ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...