Food Manifest 
Report India has firmly decided not to offer any import duty concessions to the UK on sensitive agricultural items, including dairy products, apples, and cheese, as part of the newly concluded free trade agreement (FTA). According to an official statement, about 10% of the tariff lines fall under this sensitive items category. Protecting Indian Farmers’
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Key Update India is planning stricter nutrition and food safety standards for infant food by eliminating added sugar in products meant for babies aged 6–24 months. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is drafting a “zero added sugar” rule under its food safety regulations for infant nutrition. Under the proposed standard, baby
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India Leads G20 in Climate-Friendly Food Consumption The WWF’s (World Wide Fund for Nature) latest report names India’s food consumption the most climate-friendly among G20 nations. It highlights India’s low environmental impact, especially as global food demand rises by 2050. The report states that adopting India’s habits could reduce the need for multiple Earths to
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Key Development With ultra-processed foods and aggressive marketing of high-fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) products increasingly targeting Indian adolescents, researchers at the Indian Council of Medical Research–National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) set out to create a tool that measures nutrition and food literacy among young people. Introducing INFOLIT The researchers developed the Indian Nutrition and
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Key Update India has launched its first bottled water made entirely from air, using atmospheric water generation (AWG) technology. The initiative marks a major sustainability milestone for the country and introduces a new way to produce clean drinking water without drawing from groundwater or natural sources. How the Technology Works The first AWG unit in
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Key Update Saudi Arabia has banned poultry meat and table egg imports from 40 countries, including India, citing rising concerns over highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu). The move could disrupt segments of the global poultry trade, particularly for exporters dependent on the Saudi market. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) announced the measure
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