The shocking incident came to light when an FDA team raided the confectionery in the Palda area of the city and impounded the sweet items comprising 5,600 kg of candy and 4,200 kg of lollipop

Economic growth to bounce back to pre-Covid levels by FY22: Rajiv Kumar With signs of economic revival visible, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar hopes the economic growth could reach the pre-Covid levels by the end of the financial year 2021-22. \"We should reach pre-COVID-19 levels at the end of the fiscal year 2021-22 for sure,\" Kumar told news agency PTI, adding that GDP de-growth in the current fiscal year is expected to be around 8 per cent. Indian economy to enter 'Goldilocks' ...

Entire controversy around the so-called 'honeygate' was triggered after the research and advocacy firm CSE in its recent report said 10 among top brands like Dabur, Patanjali, Baidyanath, Zandu, Hitkari and Apis Himalaya are allegedly adulterated with sugar syrup

While social media users argued on whether to trust Saffola, one of the honey brands that passed the NMR test, the company assured that all its batches undergo this stringent test

Responding to Dabur's claim about maligning its brand and that its honey is NMR passed from Germany and meets Indian standards, the CSE said the company's claim about compliance with Indian laws is no surprise

Focus on higher spending, stronger growth in next Budget: FM Sitharaman India's economy will return to growth in 2021/22 and higher spending in the budget due in February will lay the foundations for even stronger growth in the next four to five years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Reuters on Thursday. With the world's second highest cases of coronavirus despite a severe lockdown of its 1.3 billion people early on in the pandemic, India's economy is expected to contract nearly 10...

The report revealed how advocation and advertising by Chinese companies of sugar syrup that can bypass Indian tests for honey priority led to 10 out of 13 Indian honey brands adulterating their product.

On CSE's concerns about the non-prescription of Trace Marker for Rice syrup (TMR) for detecting adulteration of in honey, FSSAI said that a more sensitive Specific Marker for Rice syrup test (SMR) has already been made mandatory to detect such adulteration

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) alleged that Chinese companies were exporting sugar syrup as 'fructose syrup' to India with claims that it could bypass the basic tests specified for selling honey in Indian market

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Honey samples from leading brands such as Dabur, Patanjali, Baidyanath, Zandu, Hitkari and Apis Himalaya, all failed the NMR test

The brands whose samples flunked the test include household names like Dabur, yoga guru Ramdev Baba's Patanjali, Zandu, Baidyanath, Apis Himalaya and Hitkari

From chyavanprash, honey and turmeric to ayurvedic juices, breakfast mixes and vitamin enriched cooking oil, Indian food companies are aggressively innovating to meet the growing demand for immunity-building food products

Consumer insight-driven launches, digital after-sales service and automation of production & logistics are redefining the consumer durables industry

Industry experts believe that most apps similar to Tiktok, such as Mitron, Chingari, ROPOSO are getting organic downloads because of the positive 'Atma Nirbhar' sentiment in India. People are also naming them as 'Revenge Download'

Most content creators stay active across social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook, among others.  They will also face monetary losses since brands have already started pausing their planned TikTok activities for now

In spite of its easy accessibility and unquestioned value, breastfeeding coverage remains poor. In India, 58.4% children under three, are not breastfed in their first hour after birth according to the National Family Health Survey- 4, 2015-16.

Will Patanjali Ayurved be able to sustain its exponential growth?

While India's growing economy and favourable demographics is a natural pull, the fast evolving Indian consumer is perhaps making this a right time for burger bigwigs to enter.

A multi-vitamin from Ranbaxy is also on the list of blacklisted products by the food regulator.