World Heart Day: Why India needs clear front-of-pack warnings on food items

Not all consumers understand what’s written on the packet because it is not written in the language they understand. Many do not read the label

FAO calls for sustainable aquaculture, end to illegal fishing

Declaration at the 34th session of FAO’s Committee on Fisheries emphasised on undoing damage caused by COVID-19 pandemic  

COVID-19: How a Delhi group is feeding the hungry mouths

The group of eight people in North Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar started their community kitchen to feed over a hundred people every day 

Fortified rice scheme to create Rs 3,000-crore market for just five big firms

The Centre’s decision to provide only fortified food items under government schemes rekindles the debate on whether fortification helps …

India needs to balance food production with climate goals

If India wants to increase its food production without missing its climate targets, then it will need new science and technology solutions as …

South Africa to impose tax on sugary drinks from April 2018

South African parliament has passed a tax bill on carbonated drinks, which are now the third most commonly consumed beverage among very young …

Traditionally sumptuous

Multigrain food is not new. It has been part of the Indian diet since ancient times and comes in multitude of combinations

Uttarakhand denied additional food grains under food security Act

NDA-ruled Centre tells Uttarakhand to computerise Public Distribution System first; Congress-ruled state cries foul

Ferment food for the gut

Almost all communities in India have festivals that revolve around stale food high on probiotics

Smita Narula on Farmer Suicides

Did you know that every 30 minutes a farmer commits suicide in India? Listen to Smita Narula, faculty director at the Center for Human Rights and …

Parched Punjab

India's most agriculturally prosperous state, Punjab, is staring at an impending groundwater crisis. Over-extraction of groundwater and faulty …

Ban likely on junk food in schools

Food safety authority asks states to consider prohibition

El Nino fallout: food prices to shoot northward

The weather phenomenon will bring down production, increase food prices worldwide

India compromises on WTO deal

Under pressure from the US, it accepts conditions not part of G-33 proposal

Indian chilli blocked in EU

Indian exporters of chilli products are smarting. The EU has all but shut the door on them after recently detecting the presence of Sudan red 1, …

Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine — and what that means for the global food system

Ukrainian grain is important for feeding the world and the the Black Sea is a vital route to getting it to people who need it.

Court rejects industry plea meant to stall guidelines on junk food sale in schools

Food industry had contended that no attempt should be made to create a category called junk food when the food safety law does not define it as such

Poison in disguise

Fake cinnamon floods Indian market as authorities drag feet over regulating its import and sale

India’s food safety authority halts sale of Monster Energy drinks

The drinks contain ingredients which are either not permitted under food safety regulations or for which the proof of permission is missing

Food industry challenges validity of panel for junk food sale in schools

Health activists say court petition an attempt to scuttle process of ensuring healthy food in schools

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

60% of Africa’s food is based on wheat, rice and maize – the continent’s crop treasure trove is being neglected

Historically, Africa had 30,000 edible plant species, and 7,000 were traditionally cultivated or foraged for food

The odd flower

Onion flower stalks can provide a distinct taste and flavour to food

Simply Put: Hungry country

Simply Put: Exotic food, local problems