Basingu ka saag

Seed of balance

Fenugreek's varied use in Indian cuisine underlines its medicinal value

Cheap fare

The modest makhana is what you need to keep the doctor away

Lead alert in Delhi's spinach

Fast way to fat

Alcohol subsidised

Have you tried GM foods?

Eleusine Coracana: Finger Millet

Popularly known as ragi, this is the richest source of potassium among all millets. The grains are brown and the recipes prepared are visually …

Godly indulgence: What makes the deities' diet

Food is an important part of culture, and religion too has not been able to escape from its richness. This has resulted in special foods for gods,…

In quest of foragers: What's cookin' in Gordon Ramsay's 'Uncharted' Season 3

Gordon Ramsay goes to the ends of the earth to explore hidden food treasures, their bold flavours and the ardent keepers

Did you know fermented foods have rich microbial diversities?

Researchers find microbial diversities in ethnic fermented foods in Sikkim and Meghalaya

PUCL moves Supreme Court over non-implementation of food security Act

The government extended the deadline for implementation of the Act, citing the states’ lack of preparedness as one of the reasons

Mint relieves pain, acts as food preservative

Who will grow food?

Farmer harmer

The nutty affair

Crackdown: Egg seizures at US-Mexico border go up 300%

Median cost of a dozen eggs in the US was $4.25 in January 2023 — over twice what it was a year ago

Need to make agri-food systems resilient to address food security: SOFA 2021

Food costs could increase for up to 845 million people if a disruption to critical transport links were to occur, SOFA 2021 flagged

Ban on junk food in plastic bags

Himachal court tells state to stop sale of non-essential items in non-biodegradable packs

Peacock isn't a pest...

...but chemical pesticides don't discriminate; 77 national birds die after eating sprayed grains

EU bans Indian guar gum

US biotech to plant GM rice with human genes

World Health assembly to discuss fat issues

Unbalanced diets in G20 countries make 75% of global food carbon budget: Report

Food consumption patterns aligning with current national dietary guidelines can reduce total greenhouse gas emissions for G20 countries

Mysore proposes separate zone for food vendors

They were banned in April after the outbreak of cholera and swine flu