El Niño: Ethiopia faces worst drought in thirty years

Crop production in Ethiopia has dropped by 50 to 90 per cent in some regions and failed completely in the eastern part of the country

How marketers condition us to buy more junk food

McDonald’s has been under a cloud in recent years as its US customers turn to alternatives. The Conversation explores what the sector is …

E coli outbreak in EU

India alerts ports that receive fruits, vegetables from Europe

The Honey Trap

Investigation into the business of adulteration of honey

How is the Global Hunger Index ranking calculated?

India ranks 107 out of 121 countries in GHI 2022; Centre accuses it of misinformation   

For 17 years, govt investment in agriculture dips across the world

In contrast to popular belief, agriculture’s share in global economy has been increasing

World misses MDG goal of reducing hunger by half, says FAO

Hunger rises in India and Pakistan; no South Asian country comes close to achieving target

Food for warmth

As winter sets in, people in north India turn to savoury dishes and sweets that can keep them warm. The market at this time is flooded with …

Industries get long rope to rein pollution

There is a green tinge to Manmohan Singh's proposals, but he has failed to counter fallouts from liberalisation, such as waste from the food-…

Dying for ration: Tribal beneficiaries of Jharkhand PDS don’t have salt, surviving on plain boiled rice

Ration cards for many cancelled; Landless villagers migrate to city for work

It's trust vs certification

For farmers, trust sells more than organic licence

One-sided deal

Contract farming is increasing in India, but laws are not in place to protect farmers  

Most Central Asian countries have broken food safety control systems, finds paper

Severe food safety challenges in CAREC member countries; overlaps in mandates and institutional conflicts in China

Future of Taste: How do our food choices affect climate change?

 As the world prepares itself to be climate-responsible, we need to reset the connection between food and livelihood, nutrition and nature

Simply Put: Half-life of Indian farmers

Why millets in India?

Millets are superfoods. They outshine wheat and rice in many aspects

Simply Put: Inflation? What is that?

Simply Put: Oil ain’t well

CSE to present tomorrow its investigation into the mother of all food frauds

Press conference will be live streamed tomorrow 12:30 pm    

It takes more than half of India’s minimum wage for a nutritious diet

The country places 50th among 52 in terms of ease of buying food items

Semal sabzi

Murunga elai sambar

Kolaiya ki sabji

Bajra khichdi

Green soya bean stuffed bhatoora