269 districts started distributing fortified rice under public distribution system

Apr 07, 2023

Fortification is the process of adding micronutrients (Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12) to normal rice. This process is done in the rice mills at...

Fermenta Biotech Limited Commissions Fortified Rice Kernel Manufacturing Facility in Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh

Dec 26, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Fermenta Biotech Limited ('Fermenta') has commissioned a new facility to manufacture Fortified Rice Kernel ('FRK') located in Pennepalli,...

SC asks petitioner to make representation before authority concerned over rice-fortification schemes

Jan 30, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the petitioner to make representation before the concerned authorities on the plea seeking appropriate implementation and review of...

UP Govt targets distribution of fortified rice to 15.05 crore beneficiaries by March next year

Jun 21, 2023

In an initiative to facilitate the distribution of 'fortified rice' to 15.05 crore beneficiaries of the Rice Fortification Scheme, covered under the National Food...

Centre sets target to distribute fortified rice in 291 districts by 2023

Jun 13, 2022

New Delhi [India], June 13 : Under the rice fortification programme, the Central Government is planning to distribute Fortified Rice through the Public Distribution...

Food fortification and long-term immunity

Jun 19, 2021

New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The COVID- 19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need to look for strategies and systems that focus...