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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

16 hours ago

4 min read

Summertime and a dash of colourful fruits in Delhi

Summertime and a dash of colourful fruits in Delhi

Vikas Choudhary

19 hours ago

1 min read

Idlis with lip-smacking chutney

My Food Story: From an acquired taste to a tradition

20 hours ago

2 min read

News

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

16 hours ago

4 min read

Idlis with lip-smacking chutney

My Food Story: From an acquired taste to a tradition

20 hours ago

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

22 hours ago

2 min read

Bhanjeera crispy rolls with Amla dip

My Food Story: Recipes carry stories, connections, and sometimes even quiet healing

18 Mar 2026

2 min read

Stuffed brinjal with coriander and green chilli paste.

Some recipes quietly remind us of where we come from

Srinivasa Rao Jayanthy

18 Mar 2026

2 min read

My Food Story: A delicacy from the Thar

My Food Story: A delicacy from the Thar

16 Mar 2026

2 min read

Gas shortage due to West Asia crisis threatens food security of migrant workers, business of street vendors

Gas shortage due to West Asia crisis threatens food security of migrant workers, business of street vendors

11 Mar 2026

4 min read

My Food Story: Of the warmth of family and the rhythm of seasons

Of the warmth of family and the rhythm of seasons

08 Mar 2026

2 min read

My Food Story: An easy-to-swallow item

An easy-to-swallow item

Sandhya Rajendran

08 Mar 2026

1 min read

My Food Story: A vibrant, nutrient-dense Bengali stew

A vibrant, nutrient-dense Bengali stew

Indrani Bhattacharya

08 Mar 2026

3 min read

Israel-Iran war hits India’s basmati exports; exporters seek immediate relief

Israel-Iran war hits India’s basmati exports; exporters seek immediate relief

05 Mar 2026

3 min read

My Food Story: On World Obesity Day, a recipe that reflects traditional wisdom

On World Obesity Day, a recipe that reflects traditional wisdom

04 Mar 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

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

What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss?

What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss?

05 Jan 2026

4 min read

Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream

Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream

Garritt C Van Dyk

01 Jan 2026

4 min read

How unsustainable global supply chains exacerbate food insecurity

How unsustainable global supply chains exacerbate food insecurity

Benjamin Selwyn

02 Dec 2025

4 min read

Videos

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

A less visible impact of rising carbon dioxide levels is a steady decline in the nutritional value of food crops

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

The Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 1: How community seed banks in Karnataka are reviving traditional millets

The Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 1: How community seed banks in Karnataka are reviving traditional millets

02 Nov 2025

1 min read

Explore More

Book Excerpt: Sweet Pongal

Book Excerpt: Sweet Pongal

Subhashini Ramasubramanian

13 Dec 2025

3 min read

Of power, pleasure and the past

Of power, pleasure and the past

Nandita Banerji

20 Sep 2025

4 min read

Book Excerpt: Was Idi Amin Dada really a cannibal as rumoured?

Book Excerpt: Was Idi Amin Dada really a cannibal as rumoured?

02 Nov 2024

3 min read

Book Excerpt: All about utensils from the Peninsula

Book Excerpt: All about utensils from the Peninsula

Prema Srinivasan

28 Sep 2024

2 min read

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