Cold Chain

NCCD revising cold chain guidelines, to serve as roadmap for govt bodies

The National Centre for Cold-Chain Development (NCCD) is revising technical standards and minimum guidelines for cold-chain components which will serve as a road-map for all Central and state government bodies setting up cold chain facilities nationwide, its CEO Asheesh Fotedar said on Wednesday. He was referring to initiatives undertaken by the NCCD, which comes under the administrative control of the Ministry of Agriculture. In addition to the guidelines, NCCD is developing a mobile application to digitise data related to cold chain components. This is expected to increase capacity utilisation, reduce fuel costs, and minimise the carbon footprint. The application will also capture relevant logistic data for policymaking and analytics, Fotedar said at a Ficci conference. Surendra Ahirwar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), asserted that the cold chain sector in India, a vital component of the logistic

Cold chain startup Celcius raises Rs 100 crore from IvyCap, others

The company aims to use the funds for tech innovations to solve the fragmented nature of the cold supply chain and reduce wastage of perishables

1MG partners with B Medical Systems for Covid-19 vaccine cold chain setup

Under the deal, B Medical Systems will back 1MG's jab campaign across metros and Tier-1 cities; 1MG will also get access to ultra-low freezers and transport boxes for storage and transport of vaccines

Centre adds over 32,000 cold chain equipment since March last year

There are 37 state vaccine stores, 114 regional vaccine stores, 723 district vaccine stores and 28,268 sub-district vaccine stores

India can store Covid vaccines requiring low temperatures: Centre to SC

India has the capacity to store vaccines that may require a lower temperature in the range of minus 15 to minus 20 degrees Celsius and there are over 29,000 cold chain points across the country

Domestic cold chain biz struggles to keep up volumes to recover investment

Compared to similar geographies, like Thailand, Malaysia and China, Indian players make just about 1-2 per cent PAT as against 10-15 per cent PAT in these countries

Gati to exit cold chain solutions biz; Q4 loss widens to Rs 173.40 cr

Express distribution and supply chain solutions firm Gati Ltd, on Wednesday said it is exiting from its cold chain solutions business -- Gati Kausar India

Govt begins micro-planning for administering Covid-19 vaccine to the masses

Centre has asked states to update databases, train manpower, indicate resource requirements

Brokerages bullish on Adani Ports post acquisition of Snowman Logistics

The sale to ADSEZ is part of Gateway's plan to divest its non-core assets, deleverage its balance sheet, and fund future capital expenditure plans in the rail segment.

Big Basket, Haldiram, Amul among 101 cold chain projects okayed

Country's largest e-grocer Big Basket, snacks biggie Haldiram, cooperative major Amul, and logistics firm Balmer Lawrie are among the 101-odd firms which today got Centre's nod to set-up cold chain projects across the country entailing an investment of Rs 3,100 crore.The cold chains which are expected to come up in the next 18-24 months could go a long way in lowering wastage of fruits and vegetables. Of the Rs 3,100 crore expected investment Centre would contribute around Rs 838 crore, while the remaining around Rs 2,200 crore would come purely from the private sector.Officials said these cold chains won't be just standalone storages, but would have three distinct phases, starting with on-farm grading and sorting, followed by processing and thereby distribution to end-consumers through specially made refer vans.Announcing this decision, Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said these projects would create additional capacity of 2.76 lakh tonne of cold storage and ...

Govt okays 101 cold chain projects costing Rs 3,100 crore

The maximum number of cold chain projects will come up in Maharashtra at 21