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Most countries off track to meet 2030 food system goals, with emissions among biggest gaps: Study

Most countries will miss 2030 food system goal, emission removal among biggest gaps: Study

2 hours ago

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Russia is cutting off Ukraine’s grain exports again, threatening a critical harvest and global food security

Russia is cutting off Ukraine’s grain exports again, threatening a critical harvest and global food security

17 Aug 2026

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Human brains grew fivefold in 4 million years, thanks to natural plant sugars

Human brains grew fivefold in 4 million years, thanks to natural plant sugars

13 Aug 2026

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News

Most countries off track to meet 2030 food system goals, with emissions among biggest gaps: Study

Most countries will miss 2030 food system goal, emission removal among biggest gaps: Study

2 hours ago

3 min read

Human brains grew fivefold in 4 million years, thanks to natural plant sugars

Human brains grew fivefold in 4 million years, thanks to natural plant sugars

13 Aug 2026

3 min read

Banks provided $31 billion in sustainable loans to palm oil firms linked to deforestation: Global Witness Report

Banks provided $31 billion in sustainable loans to palm oil firms linked to deforestation: Global Witness Report

13 Aug 2026

2 min read

The author with the dish

Black rice idli with raw mango and ‘ajwain’ leaves chutney is all about how food evolves by crossing cultures, as people reimagine old ingredients in new forms

Chandrama Majumdar

12 Aug 2026

3 min read

After Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, Gujarat bans analogue ‘paneer’, cheese and butter

After Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, Gujarat bans analogue ‘paneer’, cheese and butter

07 Aug 2026

2 min read

Aatel isn’t just food; it is a traditional Powari dish that brings families closer

Aatel isn’t just food; it is a traditional Powari dish that brings families closer

Rumeshwari Patle

31 Jul 2026

2 min read

The ‘thepla’ has become a symbol of Gujarat’s travel culture

The ‘thepla’ has become a symbol of Gujarat’s travel culture

Minakshi Tathagat Ambedakar

31 Jul 2026

2 min read

‘Panang Kilangu Aval Idichathu’

‘Panang Kilangu Aval Idichathu’ reflects the food traditions of southern Tamil Nadu

J Fathima Sheeba

31 Jul 2026

2 min read

The humble ‘Bharwa besan mirchi’ reflects the wisdom of Rajasthan

The humble ‘Bharwa besan mirchi’ reflects the wisdom of Rajasthan

31 Jul 2026

2 min read

‘Puliyodharai’

‘Puliyodharai’ is South India’s ultimate go-to travel food

31 Jul 2026

2 min read

‘Aam Choka’ Rice is a meal that can bring a whole railway compartment together

‘Aam Choka’ Rice is a meal that can bring a whole railway compartment together

Ramalakshmi Sundararajan

31 Jul 2026

2 min read

Garlic leaf ‘chilla’

Garlic leaf ‘chilla’ with jaggery is all about the simple joys of life

28 Jul 2026

1 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

Russia is cutting off Ukraine’s grain exports again, threatening a critical harvest and global food security

Russia is cutting off Ukraine’s grain exports again, threatening a critical harvest and global food security

17 Aug 2026

3 min read

Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums in Nairobi.

Drought and the war in Ukraine changed what families in Kenya could afford to eat – research tracked food and cooking gas use

Matthew Shupler

06 Aug 2026

4 min read

First step to fixing children’s nutrition is listening to them — Here’s how 140,000 young voices are shaping future of food in India

First step to fixing children’s nutrition is listening to them — Here’s how 140,000 young voices are shaping future of food in India

04 Aug 2026

4 min read

The grain the horses found

The grain the horses found

Susanta Sekhar Choudhury

01 Aug 2026

4 min read

Climate shocks are hitting South Africa’s food businesses — study shows what they need to adapt

Climate shocks are hitting South Africa’s food businesses — study shows what they need to adapt

14 Jul 2026

4 min read

‘What do you fall back on when income fails’: food insecurity, migration and COVID-19

‘What do you fall back on when income fails’: food insecurity, migration and COVID-19

Charumita Vasudev

04 Jul 2026

4 min read

As India engineers nutrition, it needs to lean on the invisible supermarket that costs nothing

As India engineers nutrition, it needs to lean on the invisible supermarket that costs nothing

Anmol Sarah Abraham

03 Jul 2026

5 min read

The world has the science to transform food systems. The next frontier is scaling it

The world has the science to transform food systems. The next frontier is scaling it

Timothy Krupnik

01 Jul 2026

4 min read

Videos

El Niño 2026: How it could trigger a global hunger crisis by 2027

El Niño 2026: How it could trigger a global hunger crisis by 2027

As ocean temperatures rise, global weather patterns shift — bringing droughts, floods, and delayed monsoons that disrupt agriculture worldwide

08 Aug 2026

1 min read

Karnataka’s junk food ban near schools explained

Karnataka’s junk food ban near schools explained

06 Aug 2026

1 min read

Rice yield loss with every 1°C temperature increase

Rice yield loss with every 1°C temperature increase

01 Aug 2026

1 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: What is the prescription for food safety standards in India?

The Sunita Narain Show: What is the prescription for food safety standards in India?

19 Jul 2026

1 min read

Fertiliser fallout: A war & its impacts on what we produce & eat

Fertiliser fallout: A war & its impacts on what we produce & eat

08 May 2026

1 min read

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

02 Apr 2026

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Prescription for safer food

Prescription for safer food

25 Jun 2026

3 min read

Vanishing kothars: The Himalayan granaries that once secured food for generations

Vanishing kothars: The Himalayan granaries that once secured food for generations

Vikas Choudhary

12 Jun 2026

2 min read

Watermelons: Summer’s symbol causes scare

Watermelons: Summer’s symbol causes scare

Vikas Choudhary

13 May 2026

1 min read

A tradition that is now rare

A tradition that is now rare

Vikas Choudhary

23 Apr 2026

1 min read

The author with the dish

Black rice idli with raw mango and ‘ajwain’ leaves chutney is all about how food evolves by crossing cultures, as people reimagine old ingredients in new forms

Chandrama Majumdar

12 Aug 2026

Aatel isn’t just food; it is a traditional Powari dish that brings families closer

Aatel isn’t just food; it is a traditional Powari dish that brings families closer

Rumeshwari Patle

31 Jul 2026

The ‘thepla’ has become a symbol of Gujarat’s travel culture

The ‘thepla’ has become a symbol of Gujarat’s travel culture

Minakshi Tathagat Ambedakar

31 Jul 2026

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