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Indian Industry Raises Concern over Dumping Via Free Trade Agreement (FTA) A surge in imports from China and countries with which India has signed free trade agreements (FTAs) is heaping misery on domestic stainless-steel manufacturers, prompting them to seek more permanent measures to stem inflows, according to the Times of India. New Delhi (Sputnik) — Alleging that neighbouring countries like China are misusing the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with India to the interests of their domestic industry, India's stainless steel industry has drawn the attention of the government, calling for more effective measures to stem dumping of steel by such countries. Studies conducted by the industry have shown that despite several measures undertaken by the government, imports account for nearly 20% of the domestic market, the Times of India reports. "It has become a huge problem. Jobs are getting lost and causing tremendous disruption. It is being dumped via Japan, Korea, Viet...

The Rafale Deal – The Inside Story in Waiting President Francois Hollande and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani have signed a 6.3bn euro ($7.02bn) agreement for the sale of 24 Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets. The contract - the third this year for Dassault AVMD.PA after deals to sell Rafale jets to Egypt and India - also includes MBDA missiles and the training of 36 Qatari pilots and 100 technicians by the French military. Global media has started discussing Rafale deal with India and its cost and other related issues. Any high-value deal where political people are involved is bound to attract public attention. Sooner or later this story has to come out. Nothing can remain hidden forever. Time and Tide (including political tide) wait for none. Why political leaders get involved in large deals? No political party has any business model which can generate enough revenue for continuous funding to bear all their 5-star expenses including party’s...

Fortification Leads to Risky Nutrient Overdoses:  Adopt Diet modification, not fortification By:  VIJAY SARDANA PGDM (IIM-A), M.Sc. (Food Tech.) (CFTRI), B.Sc. (Dairy Tech.), Justice (Harvard), FICA , Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) (ILI) Ask your doctor this Question:  Can you overdose on vitamin and mineral supplements? A: Yes, you can. Vitamins should be taken with care and under medical guidance. Why health warnings are missing on labels of fortified foods? When we make law for prescription for fortification, we assume all citizens have same health needs and there cannot be side effect of the excess vitamins on infants, pregnant ladies, lactating mothers, old person, young adult, etc. people may be suffering from some medical complications but unknowing they will be consuming excess vitamin which is not required or prohibited for their health conditions. Why label warning are missing? Most of the food industries do not h...

Counterfeit products hit direct selling industry in India Report calls for discontinuing practice of showcasing direct selling products in retail stores Dilip Kumar Jha   |   Mumbai     August 11, 2018 Last Updated at 22:36 IST Counterfeit products are posing a serious challenge to the Rs 75-billion direct-selling industry in the country, according to a study conducted by KPMG-FICCI, released on Friday. “Direct-selling products should not be sold through retail stores. …Many retailers have become direct sellers. …This leakage …through traditional retail channels is contradictory to the very nature of direct selling and needs to be adequately addressed. This channel also encourages the sale of counterfeit products which affects the brand,” the study said. Even though most direct-selling companies initially started in the south, many now have pan-Indian operations. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh have the highest shares in ...

Have Global Cartels penetrated and hijacked FSSAI Decision making process with insiders Support? Thailand government refused to play the ball with cartels and today they are the best example of nutrition success story in the world. Cartels offered USD 230 million to accept mandatory fortification. Thailand refused the grant and any funding from the vitamin cartel. They are very vocal about using any cartelized product in their food system. They adopted a sensible and balanced approach by improving the nutritional status of their population. Why we are not learning from Thailand but willing to learn from the cartels only? What is the "motivation" behind this? Please see the provided references why countries don't adopt mandatory fortification. It seems, in India, cartels are successful in penetrating FSSAI and able to push their agenda at the cost of public health. Moreover, this will make India depended on 100% imported products forever . Is this the way ...

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Current Crisis in Indian Dairy Sector –  What is the way out? By: Vijay Sardana A few days back, I went to the Dairy Capital of India i.e. Anand, Gujarat to understand the reasons for the current crisis in the dairy sector . The author had interactions with many leading experts in the dairy sector from all aspects of dairying and dairy business. Unfortunately, I had to come back with many unanswered questions, I thought let me share my queries with you to seek clarification and ideas for the way forward. As you may be aware, currently, the Indian dairy sector is going through an unprecedented crisis due to various reasons. Rising inventory, falling milk prices, markets are flooded with adulterated dairy products but no action against such companies and loose food safety, labeling and consumer laws promoting analog products (as one e xpert said, these are fake and cheaper version of dairy products). Let us do a ground reality check? The populati...