No to natural sweetener
Nature’s zero-calorie sweetener—stevia—kept out of Indian market
Food prices are expected to rise more, and cost may be too heavy to bear for many
Climate crisis may undo last century’s achievement in curbing extreme hunger
Tall claim, short supply
Chhattisgarh ration shops have no ration
5 billion people globally exposed to toxic trans fat linked to heart disease: WHO
Trans fat has no known benefit but is associated with huge health risks that can burden health systems, says WHO director-general
UK may ban junk food ads, should India follow?
Since India lacks regulatory framework for promotion of foods items containing high fat, salt and sugar, experts feel a similar step could prove …
Worrying dip in global biodiversity
The proportion of livestock breeds at risk of extinction is increasing and plant diversity in farmers’ fields is decreasing, says a recent …
India takes steps towards nutrient profiling of packaged foods
Initial survey on labels suggests that packaged food is not fit to be marketed to children
Green is the new orange: Why carrot leaves shouldn’t be thrown away
There is more to carrots than their colourful roots
The pandemic has set in place another killer
In face of high food insecurity, more and more people are eating unhealthy
Sour saga of chana saag: Easier access to tender chickpea greens can promote this nutritious food
BONUS: Easy-to-cook good food recipe inside
Sip those blues away
The rich hue of butterfly pea flower comes packed with therapeutic values
Indian packaged foods least healthy globally: Survey
Packaged foods from the UK ranked the healthiest, followed by US, Australia
Trouble with vegetarian fascists
Their arguments have no meat
Down the grain
The right tag
‘The price of millets is 3 times higher than that of regular rice’
J Suresh is an Engineering graduate, and had been working for six years as a techie before he left his job to start a millet restaurant. After …
Taro: In which you can eat both shoots and leaves
Taro, better known as arbi, is the fifth most consumed root vegetable in the world. But It may soon disappear from the earth due to climate change-…
Stormbreaker: How turmeric can be of value in situations like COVID-19 pandemic
Therapeutic qualities of turmeric are being probed for many ailments, most recent being cytokine storm caused by COVID-19
Pulse puzzle 2021
The government takes the usual market-regulatory steps every time there is a surge in prices of pulses — the primary source of protein for …
Information and communication technology can ensure a hunger-free world
From drones to smart phones, advancements made in ICT are bridging the gap by providing information on climate-smart technologies and practices
FSSAI further delays implementation of amended food labelling standards
Notified in May 2016, this amendment was previously extended by six months till December 2016 and then further to February 27, 2017
Codex adopts stricter food safety standards
The international food standards body has adopted stringent laws on pesticides in food and arsenic residue in rice
Sending out a strong message to the Zero Hunger Generation
The main challenge now is to engage young people to sustainably eradicate hunger and poverty globally by 2030
Small sweet success
Farmers in the Western Ghats warm up to wonder fruit kokum after local organisations create a market for it
Fall of the bees
Population of bees, the main pollinators of food crops, is declining. This can constrain food supply, warns a UN report