Nestle beats first-quarter sales estimates on stronger coffee, food demand
Nescafe instant coffee, part of food giant Nestle’s portfolio, for sale at a supermarket in Queens, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2025. REUTERS LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) – Nestle posted a far-better-than-expected first-quarter sales growth on Thursday as more people bought coffee and pet food made by the world’s biggest packaged food company. Nestle, […]
World Earth Day 2026: Celebrating ‘Our Power, Our Planet’
National Science Centre to Host Open House Quiz for Students Popular Science Lecture on Antarctic Exploration by distinguished Professor at Department of Space, ISRO The National Science Centre, Delhi, cordially invites students and science enthusiasts to celebrate World Earth Day 2026 on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. This year’s celebration centers on the global theme, “Our […]
Domino’s Pizza UK names interim CEO Nicola Frampton to top job
A woman leaves a branch of the Domino’s Pizza franchise in London, Britain, December 5, 2025. REUTERS March 31 (Reuters) – Domino’s Pizza Group said on Tuesday interim CEO Nicola Frampton has been appointed as its chief executive, tasked with steering the company’s push into fried chicken to drive growth. Frampton has served as interim […]
How food shaped Unilever for nearly a century
Hellmann’s, a brand of Unilever, is seen on display in a store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 24, 2022. REUTERS March 31 (Reuters) – Unilever said on Tuesday it was in advanced talks to combine its food business with spice maker McCormick in a potential deal that would deliver roughly $15.7 billion in […]
What Unilever and McCormick bring to the table in mega deal pursuit
Hellmann’s, a brand of Unilever, is seen on display in a store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 24, 2022. March 20 (Reuters) – Unilever (ULVR.L), opens new tab is in talks to sell its foods business to smaller rival McCormick & Company (MKC.N), opens new tab, a potential deal that would unite the British company’s Hellmann’s […]
Biopharma SHAKTI Scheme
With a view to strengthen the domestic biopharmaceutical sector and enhance global competitiveness in biologics and biosimilars, the Government has announced the Biopharma SHAKTI scheme with an outlay of ₹10,000 crore over five years with an objective to build a globally competitive domestic ecosystem for biologics and biosimilars to support affordable healthcare in India and […]
Issue of high trade margins in essential medical devices
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) fixes ceiling prices of formulations and medical devices included in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and incorporated by the DoP in Schedule-I to the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013). Coronary […]
Small Food Processing Units under PMFME
Empowering Micro Food Entrepreneurs through PMFME PMFME: Financial Assistance, Capacity Building and Market Support for Micro Food Processors Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a centrally sponsored “PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme” for providing financial, technical and business support for setting up of new/ upgradation of micro food processing […]
Nvidia’s CEO says China is still finalising license for H200
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hands a signed baseball for a fan upon arriving at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan January 29, 2026. REUTERS TAIPEI, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday he hopes China will allow the U.S. technology giant to sell its powerful H200 artificial intelligence chip in the country […]
Desert bacteria rides in the wind to affect health in the Himalayas
Fig: Schematic illustrating the Himalayan hill-top atmospheric bacterial community influenced by horizontally transported desert dust–associated pathogens and vertically uplifted polluted air carrying airborne pathogens from the Himalayan foothills, collectively contributing to human health impacts over the Eastern Himalayas. A new study has identified airborne pathogens carried along with elevated desert dust plume from Western India […]