The pill that’s roiling US drug regulation
The hard right is challenging FDA’s authority to regulate drugs with its lawsuit to ban America’s most used abortion pill
Exploitation, brutality and misery: How the opium trade shaped the modern world
The opium trade that impoverished and crippled India also financed and helped forge the modern state
Why is wheat procurement low despite bumper production?
Two reasons being cited are aggressive wheat buying outside government ‘mandis’ by private traders and farmers holding back their stocks
Book Excerpt: The glory that was Awadh
The Nawabs of Awadh became semi-autonomous from the Mughal Empire and patronised culture, the arts and even gastronomy, all of which have left an …
Watch: What does an ideal diet look like according to new ICMR nutrition guidelines?
Indians should derive macronutrients and micronutrients from at least eight food groups for their daily meals
East Africa warned of impending food shortage after floods devastate croplands, kill livestock
Close to 10,000 livestock & over 40,000 acres of farmland lost in Kenya; Tanzania, Somalia and Burundi impacted heavily too
Food labels misleading, India’s new dietary guidelines warn
Advisory cautions against 'sugar-free' foods, protein powder; urges consumers to read detailed information on packaging
Simply Put: Letter of apology
Simply Put: Chemicals in Indian food
US government’s new food security plan for Nigeria to stem post-harvest loss, boost grains’ production
Experts in Nigeria welcome move, say it can even end food scarcity in the country
African ministers of agriculture call for affordable fertiliser access to boost food security
Experts noted significant disparities in fertiliser use across Africa at soil health summit
Watch: How the global food crisis is unfolding, with 1 in 5 people in need of urgent action
Children and women most affected; conflict & extreme weather events biggest driver of food insecurity
Around 52 million people in west, central Africa will face severe food stress from June-August: IRC
More than 2,500 people to face catastrophic, famine-like conditions if no urgent action is taken, organisation warns
Feeding off each other
Vegetarian movements in South Asia and the West grew with mutual support and validation
Good for your health and the environment: why we should be eating oily fish
Given a wide range of uses, along with its nutritional benefits and low environmental impact, this type of fish should be making regular …
Global food crisis: 1 in 5 people in need of urgent action
Over 72 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity because of extreme weather events
Activists call out FSSAI for increasing permissible level of pesticides in Indian herbs, spices
Data for changing the permissible limit should have been provided, they say
How to end hunger in sub-Saharan Africa: Fight inequality, gender imbalances and climate change
Food sovereignty is very tightly interlinked with social justice and sustainable development.
Nestle adds almost 3 grams of sugar in every serving of baby food Cerelac sold in India
WHO guidelines against adding honey or sugar in food for infants violated only in Asian, African and Latin American countries, finds …
Survey highlights severe nutrition deficiencies in West Bengal tea workers
Study carried out following death of a tea worker due to starvation
Simply Put: To eat or not to eat
Moderately yours: The story of ‘Shankhalu’
The crunchy, slightly sweet tubers can be a healthy addition to one's diet
Africa Union Commission calls for acceleration of efforts towards malnutrition-free Africa
Experts at the meeting called to strengthen school feeding programmes to alleviate hunger, reap psychological benefits like increased …
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
Single-use plastic ban unfairly targets street vendors — but they have a solution for plastic pollution
Shift to a reusable system through public policy, stricter regulations across the entire plastics supply chain are key to enable just transition &…