In Court

Punjab chief justice against pesticides

Partnerships crucial to fighting malnutrition, say global leaders

UN highlights the importance of working with the private sector to ensure a healthier world population

Include eggs in nation’s food security programme, demand activists

People’s Budget Initiative says implementation of food security programme discouraging

Efficient farming can feed 3 billion more people worldwide, says study

Targeted efforts to make food systems more efficient can also reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture

Mid-day meal scheme: Tamil Nadu shows the way

Ninety-two per cent schools in the southern state have good kitchen infrastructure, which is now being upgraded with cooking gas facility

Denmark imposes fat tax

The surcharge will be levied on food items containing more than 2.3 per cent saturated fat.

Climate change hits food production

Global warming has resulted in 20 per cent increase in price of wheat, maize, rice and soybean

Tackling AMR: For LMICs, prevention is the best solution, say experts at CSE's international workshop

Recommendations from workshop to inform High-Level Meeting on AMR scheduled at UN General Assembly later this year

Gut microbes that digest cellulose are declining, especially in industrialised nations

Industrialised nations tend to prefer processed food ingredients over a plant-based diet with increased fibre levels  

64% of world’s arable land at risk of pesticide pollution: Study

Asia home to largest land areas at high risk of pesticide pollution

Flower power

SC reserves judgement on environmental release of GM mustard

The apex court stated it will determine what is best for the nation in a “highly technical” and scientific matter  

Himachal stops tree planting on pastures in Chamba to protect traditional pastoral routes

Globally, lands sustained by pastoralism form the largest carbon sink

Iron rice: Increasing diversity in diet is a better solution to anaemia than chemical fortification

Instead of fortification, the quality of diet should be improved, experts feel

How COVID-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa

Livestock and cereal farmers faced a drastic loss of demand

Half of Indians above 45 either undernourished or overweight: Health ministry study

In Chattisgarh, every third individual in the age group was malnourished 

Locust attack: Govt caught completely unawares, minister admits

Instead of taking accountability, Rajasthan, Centre, blame each other, Pakistan

Locust attack: Swarms pose most serious threat since 1993

Area measuring 370,000 hectares in Gujarat and Rajasthan affected

Carcinogen Aflatoxin detected in FSSAI milk survey samples

The highest rates of aflatoxin contamination were found in Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Nigeria first to approve Bt cowpea, Ghana may follow

Nigeria has to import cowpea to meet demand for its most important legume

Health in news on May 16

You may be drinking tiny pieces of plastic with bottled water

A study says that 93% of bottled water contains microplastics

Peru’s small-scale farmers need help to recover from damage triggered by coastal El Niño

About 7,000 farmers need help to restore their capacity to produce food, FAO states

Who is cooking our recipe books?

A subtle marketing drive is changing our food habits and we do not even know it