Global Hunger Index: Why is India trailing?

India ranked 94 in global hunger index 2020 among 107 countries 

Junk games and school children

Bill will push PDS reform

Development economist JEAN DREZE, known for his work on issues such as hunger, famine, social and human development in India, child health and …

Veggies delight

The rising demand for vegetables has opened up a money-making opportunity for small farmers. Already reeling from recurring droughts and …

In short

South Asia

US food authorities pander to drug companies

World leaders expected to endorse declaration on nutrition at Rome meet

The conference aims to address malnutrition in all its forms, especially in developing countries

UK food industry's faulty labelling scheme

Ban likely on junk food in schools

Food safety authority asks states to consider prohibition

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 

भारत में तीन में से दो बच्चों की मौत का कारण कुपोषण : सर्वे

राष्ट्रीय पोषाहार मिशन 2022 के लिए लक्ष्य तय किया गया है, लेकिन उसके बावजूद मामले बढ़ते जा रहे हैं 

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 …

A Bang for the Buck: Leveraging flexible seed money to improve impact

A mix of integrated financial approaches is needed to bring about transformative change

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

Nano intruders

Scientists fear nanoparticles may enter the food chain

Unhealthy bloom

Toxic algae render shell fish unfit for consumption in Goa's coastal Canacona region

A chewing gum a day...?

Stories of success and failure

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 …