Fruity delight
Pomelo not only makes tasty salads, but also has antioxidants that fight cancer
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"Salwa Judum is peaceful. We support it"
Pests behind Codex standards
Swearing by them is nothing more than laziness and deception of regulators
Food in good times and bad: What did 2020 teach us about the way we eat?
With the pandemic as our backdrop, several cooking and eating practices changed for us this year
लाल मिर्च का राजा: ऐसे बनाएं स्वादिष्ट अचार
एक बीघा में भूत जोलोकिया की खेती से 20 हजार रुपए तक का लाभ अर्जित किया जा सकता है
India can’t have a piece-meal approach of fighting only food security or climate change
Any effective solution to mitigate climate change in India must take in to account poverty, inadequate food distribution and lack of basic shelter
PM Matruvtva Vandana Yojna: Full benefit for mere 14% pregnant women
Current scheme goes against National Food Security Act, activists allege; seek Rs 6,000 minimum benefit
जीवाणुओं का रहस्य
कई विशेषज्ञों का तर्क है कि प्रतिरोधक क्षमता का संबंध शरीर में सूक्ष्मजीवों की उपस्थिति से भी जोड़ा जा सकता है।
जहर नहीं दवा का काम करता है यह पौधा, लेकिन ऐसे करें इस्तेमाल
प्रकृति से विषैला होने के कारण भगवान शिव को प्रिय है मदार। इसके पौधे का हर हिस्सा है मनुष्य के लिए बेहद उपयोगी
Rural India’s expenditure on food has been declining since 1972
The leaked NSSO report on consumption expenditure reveals the state of India’s rural economy
Simply Put: Fruit juice doing kids more harm than good
Awa phadigom, a hidden enhancer
Manipur’s wild coriander acts as a flavouring agent in meat and vegetable dishes, besides being used as a medicine
Low inflation rates and dipping food prices: Where do they leave the farmer
Almost a fifth of India's consumer goods basket was in deflation zone in January. All were food items
Common class of antibiotics can cause arterial bleeding: USFDA
The antibiotics are used to treat various infections, pneumonia, plague and anthrax
Why is Johnson and Johnson talcum powder being tested by Indian authorities?
Indian authorities are verifying the truth behind the allegations of carcinogens in Johnson and Johnson's talcum powder
‘Labour burden on women millet producers must be reduced’
Shailaja Fennell, an expert in gender and household dynamics in agriculture, talks to Down To Earth about millet production in India
Madhya Pradesh govt in denial mode after 7-month-old dies due to malnutrition
The girl from Sheopur district was admitted in a centre for malnutrition treatment; in the past hundreds of children have died in several …
Kerala botanists discover 2 new ginger species in Arunachal
The first species is named after a sacred abode of a spirit invoked by Mishmi community in Lohit district, & second acknowledges …
Rs 1,402,680,000,000: India's agrarian import bill for 2015-16
This is India's agrarian import bill for 2015-16. More than three times of India's annual agriculture budget, this money could have been …
Misleading ad endorsements by celebrities: Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 has loopholes
On one hand, the Bill has penalty provisions for the endorsers and on the other it is giving them a route to get away
High on health, low on popularity
The Phalsa fruit is available for only a few weeks in a year. Yet, it's sweet and sour taste will leave you asking for more
Food safari in deserts of Rajasthan
Down To Earth travels to Rajasthan to find out about the traditional food habits of desert people. On this journey, we discovered that not-so-…
Demonetisation and rural economy: what experts have to say
As demonetisation completes 50 days, we bring to you expert comments on how the currency ban derailed the rural economy