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Farm workers are 35 times more likely to die from heat exposure, with women at added risk as unsafe conditions and lack of sanitation force them to restrict water intake and work longer hours.

Extreme heat could make farm work unsafe for up to 250 days a year by century’s end, FAO and WMO warn

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A tradition that is now rare

A tradition that is now rare

Vikas Choudhary

23 Apr 2026

1 min read

Simply Put: Village and the city

Simply Put: Village and the city

20 Apr 2026

1 min read

News

Farm workers are 35 times more likely to die from heat exposure, with women at added risk as unsafe conditions and lack of sanitation force them to restrict water intake and work longer hours.

Extreme heat could make farm work unsafe for up to 250 days a year by century’s end, FAO and WMO warn

2 hours ago

6 min read

Rauh di Kheer reflected the Punjab region’s frugal, climate-smart food traditions

‘Rauh di Kheer’ reflected the Punjab region’s frugal, climate-smart food traditions

16 Apr 2026

1 min read

Aotearoa New Zealand’s Maori mostly ate plant-based foods before European arrival: Study

Aotearoa New Zealand’s Maori mostly ate plant-based foods before European arrival: Study

16 Apr 2026

2 min read

A simple sweet that also keeps you warm

A simple sweet that also keeps you warm

15 Apr 2026

1 min read

‘Clock is ticking’: FAO warns of dangerous food inflation spike risk amid Strait of Hormuz crisis

‘Clock is ticking’: FAO warns of dangerous food inflation spike risk amid Strait of Hormuz crisis

14 Apr 2026

2 min read

Dudh Puli is a celebration of warmth, tradition, and timeless Bengali heritage

Dudh Puli is a celebration of warmth, tradition, and timeless Bengali heritage

14 Apr 2026

2 min read

Flaxseeds may be small, but they are winter’s greatest friend

Flaxseeds may be small, but they are packed with health benefits

13 Apr 2026

2 min read

Gobar Times: Good Food, Good Habits

Gobar Times: Good Food, Good Habits

12 Apr 2026

1 min read

A farmer in Punjab spreads urea across his field

Fertiliser shock looms as Strait of Hormuz shipping disruption ripples through supply chains, warns UNCTAD

01 Apr 2026

3 min read

Hotter world, hungrier futures: India among most vulnerable large economies to food insecurity as global temperatures rise

Hotter world, hungrier futures: India among most vulnerable large economies to food insecurity as global temperatures rise

25 Mar 2026

4 min read

Idlis with lip-smacking chutney

My Food Story: From an acquired taste to a tradition

25 Mar 2026

2 min read

Cereals and pork, no fish: Zinc and carbon istotope analysis reveals what common people in ancient Mesopotamia ate

Cereals and pork, no fish: Zinc and carbon istotope analysis reveals what common people in ancient Mesopotamia ate

25 Mar 2026

2 min read

Interviews

The institution of Langar predates Sikhism. But only in Sikhism does it become a religious tenet: Yogesh Snehi

The institution of Langar predates Sikhism. But only in Sikhism does it become a religious tenet: Yogesh Snehi

04 Nov 2025

6 min read

‘Almost every middle-income country is being targeted by Big Food and its scientific agents’

‘Almost every middle-income country is being targeted by Big Food and its scientific agents’

01 Aug 2025

10 min read

Why Dalits were exempt from any dietary restrictions

Why Dalits were exempt from any dietary restrictions

01 Oct 2024

6 min read

Try to work with informal food sector, not get rid of it: Delia Grace

Try to work with informal food sector, not get rid of it: Delia Grace

10 Aug 2024

6 min read

Photo for representation: iStock

Emic perspective of Indian food reveals untold stories of migrant labourers, women, cattle

Preetha Banerjee

23 Feb 2024

10 min read

Illustration: Yogendra Anand / CSE

“Rich countries need to consume and produce less animal-source foods”

Richard Mahapatra

17 Nov 2023

5 min read

Blogs

The mountains are losing their food — and their future

The mountains are losing their food — and their future

17 Apr 2026

7 min read

Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply — why grocery price hikes are coming

Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply — why grocery price hikes are coming

07 Apr 2026

5 min read

Decoding sovereignty: The Global South’s strategic stand over the ‘source code’ of future food

Decoding sovereignty: The Global South’s strategic stand over the ‘source code’ of future food

Sarath Babu Balijepalli

02 Apr 2026

6 min read

Fix food systems to fix gut & public health

Fix food systems to fix gut and public health

10 Mar 2026

5 min read

Replacing humans with machines is leaving truckloads of food stranded and unusable

Replacing humans with machines is leaving truckloads of food stranded and unusable

Mohammed F Alzuhair

11 Feb 2026

4 min read

What Odisha’s Gandhamardan Hills taught me about food and ancient wisdom

What Odisha’s Gandhamardan Hills taught me about food and ancient wisdom

27 Jan 2026

3 min read

Food trade is not geopolitically neutral, but it is socially non-substitutable

Food trade is not geopolitically neutral, but it is socially non-substitutable

Niharika Borbaruah

27 Jan 2026

5 min read

How to cut down on trans fats if cooking from scratch isn’t an option

How to cut down on trans fats if cooking from scratch isn’t an option

22 Jan 2026

4 min read

Videos

Beyond The Plate | The science of cravings and the policy gaps that sustains it

Beyond The Plate | The science of cravings and the policy gaps that sustains it

The first episode of conversations on food, farming and its politics explores why ‘junk food’ cravings are so hard to resist

02 Apr 2026

The hidden crisis in your food: What a study reveals about CO2 and nutrition

The hidden crisis in your food: What a study reveals about CO2 and nutrition

10 Dec 2025

1 min read

US lawsuit targets Coke, Pepsi, Nestlé, Kraft, Kellogg & more

US lawsuit targets Coke, Pepsi, Nestlé, Kraft, Kellogg & more

07 Dec 2025

1 min read

Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 3: Why more modern farmers are switching back to traditional seeds

Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 3: Why more modern farmers are switching back to traditional seeds

16 Nov 2025

1 min read

The Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 2: The untold story of Koraput’s effort to preserve native rice and millets

The Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 2: The untold story of Koraput’s effort to preserve native rice and millets

10 Nov 2025

1 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: The growing need for sustainable food systems in a climate-risked world

The Sunita Narain Show: The growing need for sustainable food systems in a climate-risked world

05 Nov 2025

1 min read

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A tradition that is now rare

A tradition that is now rare

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23 Apr 2026

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04 Apr 2026

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Food in the age of climate change

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26 Mar 2026

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Summertime and a dash of colourful fruits in Delhi

Summertime and a dash of colourful fruits in Delhi

Vikas Choudhary

25 Mar 2026

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Rauh di Kheer reflected the Punjab region’s frugal, climate-smart food traditions

‘Rauh di Kheer’ reflected the Punjab region’s frugal, climate-smart food traditions

16 Apr 2026

A simple sweet that also keeps you warm

A simple sweet that also keeps you warm

15 Apr 2026

Dudh Puli is a celebration of warmth, tradition, and timeless Bengali heritage

Dudh Puli is a celebration of warmth, tradition, and timeless Bengali heritage

14 Apr 2026

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