Mysore/Mysuru: Stressing on the need for encouraging small farmers to take up smart farming, Padma Shri awardee Scientist Prof. S. Ayyappan (Subbanna Ayyappan), who is also the Chairman of Gurugram based National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), said that development of farmers who provide us food, should be the first priority. He…
Global Bio-India Summit-2023 at New Delhi from Dec. 4 to 6
November 30, 2023CFTRI holds ‘Aarambh’ Road Show to connect Startups, Scientists, Students, Investors Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, had recently organised “Aarambh,” a Road Show event to connect Startups, Scientists, Students and Investors at its premises in city as part of ecosystem partner to the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) and Global Bio-India…
National Quiz Contest on Food Security Mission held at CFTRI
November 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR – Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, in association with United Phosphorus Ltd. (UPL), had organised National Quiz Contest on “Food Security Mission” on the occasion of World Food Day recently at its IFTTC Auditorium. Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh, Director, CSIR-CFTRI, inaugurated the event and spoke about the importance of food security…
World Food Day celebrated at CFTRI
October 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) celebrated World Food Day 2023”at Cheluvamba Hall of CFTRI Campus with the theme “Water is life, Water is food, Leave no one behind” on Oct. 16. Dr. N.G. Malleshi, a well-known Scientist in the area of millet research and former Head, Grain Science and Technology, CSIR-CFTRI was the…
CFTRI holds National Nutrition Week
September 19, 2023Conducts various activities at Government Schools and Colleges Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-CFTRI celebrated National Nutrition Week 2023 with theme “Healthy Diet Going Affordable For All” by way of organising various activities for Government Schools and Colleges in Mysuru to create awareness about the importance of nutrition and its role in leading a healthy and disease-free life. The…
Jigyasa Rural Outreach Programme: ‘CSIR-CFTRI on Wheels’ to connect students, scientists
September 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The CSIR Jigyasa programme is a major initiative taken up by CSIR at National-level, during its Platinum Jubilee Year celebrations. It is inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of new India and Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) of Scientific Community and Institutions. This core objective of Jigyasa is to connect school students and scientists…
Technocrats attend IPPTA seminar at CFTRI
August 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A two-day Annual General Meeting and Seminar of Indian Pulp and Paper Technical Association, (IPPTA) began this morning at CSIR-CFTRI in the city. The seminar’s focus is on the theme “Replacing single-use plastic with paper, with emphasis on food packaging.” Stakeholders from India and overseas, machinery suppliers and research institutions are presenting papers and…
CSIR-CFTRI (Mysuru) team wins Thacker Memorial Tennis Championship
July 12, 2023CSIR-CFTRI (Mysuru) team won the Thacker Memorial Tennis Championship 2023 held at The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, a constituent laboratory of CSIR (NIIST), Trivandrum, Kerala, recently. CFTRI team, comprising R.N. Ramesh (Captain), Dr. Arun Kumar, Girish Ghiwari and M. Shivakumara exhibited a wonderful game of play and in finals defeated NIIST, by…
CFTRI products push millet popularity
July 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysuru released eight new millet-based products during the ‘One Week One Lab‘ campaign on their campus, in line with the International Year of Millets-2023. As part of the Millet Day, an exhibition on millets was organised at CFTRI. Rekha Singhal,…
Fried wafers to tickle your taste buds
July 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) released a host of snack food products (wafers) on the last day of its week-long ‘One Week One Lab’ (OWOL) campaign that concluded on July 7 evening. They include chicken, egg, fish, meat and prawn wafers. These products are intended to be used as snack foods and…
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