The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it hopes to weed out false or misleading animal-welfare claims on meat and poultry packaging with new guidance and testing. But unlike “organic” claims, which are verified in person by government regulators, animal welfare claims are substantiated with paperwork submitted to the USDA. The USDA doesn’t have the regulatory authority to check animal …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana will be extended till Diwali. The Centre launched the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in March, 2020 to distribute foodgrains quota of 5 kg per person per month free of cost to ameliorate the hardship faced by the poor due to economic disruption caused by …