Overindulgence into these causes cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and obesity
Bending backward for good food
World Food Day: Achieving zero hunger by 2030 difficult, not impossible
Consumers cannot make informed decision without GM labelling
Vacuum in governance on genetically modified foods in India
FSSAI has so far dragged its feet on regulating GM foods. Its recent attempt to regulate the industry may ...
Genetically modified food: Whose health, whose business
People are concerned about the possibility of eating GM food. Can we not expect the government to ensure that ...
Taste the genetically modified buffet
CSE tested 64 processed food products bought from retail stores in Delhi-NCR, Punjab and Gujarat and one sample of ...
Glyphosate use increased 1500% since genetically modified crops were introduced
Cultivation of genetically modified herbicide tolerant crops relies heavily on glyphosate, a possible carcinogen
Can India achieve its goal to be a zero trans fats nation by 2022?
Not if the food industry has its way. They do not see a link between trans fats and ill health
Why food is about biodiversity
If biodiversity disappears, food will become impersonal. It will become a sterile package designed for universal size and taste
Another problem with China's coal: Mercury in rice
A study finds that coal pollution in China is leading to people getting significant levels of mercury poisoning from rice
Biotechnology for food security: more hope than hype
A range of biotechnological approaches, including both traditional ones like selective breeding and fermentation techniques, and modern ones such ...
Blind solutions
Government's plan to fortify food cannot be a holistic solution to malnutrition
An urban garden which produces 17kg of fruits and vegetables per day
Not just vegetables, this permaculture urban garden has fruit trees as well
Migration and Food Security: challenges and opportunities for India
Migration towards urban centres is a critical trend that will shape food security and nutrition in the near future
Growing your own food is the new gold
I wanted to grow healthy food for my family, but got much more in my journey
Matter of taste
Our vegetables have become blemish-free, resistant to pest and long-lasting, but they have lost their flavour in the process
Can a barren land be turned into a food forest?
Till two years ago, a plot of 38 hectares in Telangana was barren, but soon it will be a ...
Food and nutrition securities are often overlooked
There are systematic correlations between household income, education level, local governance and food security
Food and dissent
Sunita Narain's response to the comments on her previous editorial "Why I would not advocate vegetarianism"
Why I would not advocate vegetarianism
Meat eating is not the key issue, it is the amount that is consumed and the manner in which ...
A herb from Garhwal
Locals may not pay much attention to Bhilmoda because of its abundance, but the herb has many traditional medicinal ...
Reducing food waste vital for India's food security
It is estimated that saving one-fourth of the food currently lost or wasted globally would be enough to feed ...
Africa’s untapped goldmine of food biodiversity
The sustainability of agrobiodiversity is vital in meeting the food and nutrition needs of present and the future generations ...
When tribals are forced to change food habit
Conservation laws restricting access to forests have impacted food habits of tribals