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India’s electoral system, which produces genuine leaders, must be designed for the country’s long-term growth
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This move is questionable as it assumes, or even aspires, that people vote the same way in state and national elections
Updated: 12 Oct 2019 11:15 am
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), an autonomous body under the health ministry, is the sole authority to ensure food safety. Admitting that adulteration is a serious problem, FSSAI’s CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal tells Jeevan Prakash Sharma that misinformation is a bigger challenge. Excerpts from the interview:
With reports of large-scale adulteration of food, especially dairy products such as ghee and milk, do you agree that adulteration has reached an alarming proportion?
