Tradition of food migration bypassed

Evolution ensured people adopted new foods through generations of experiments. but in a fast globalising age, we don’t seem to have …

Food production experts call for more “quality and indigeneity” in agriculture

The remarks were made at a two-day event in Delhi to discuss how food systems can best be transformed in line with the 2030 Agenda for …

Truckers’ strike: 90% of food produce at stake

The country-wide truck operators’ strike continued for the fourth day and it was the farmers who lost the most

Food processing sector gets a boost under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana

Budget allocation has doubled from Rs 633.84 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 1,313.08 crore in 2018-19

Vanishing from the wild

The impact of climate change on wild food has not received the attention it deserves

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Govt refuses to answer queries on junk food labelling rules, again

It had been asked to comment on a recent study by CSE about labelling regulations for junk food

जानिए, क्या हैं फूड लेबलिंग के नियम-कायदे और फायदे?

भारत में खाने-पीने की चीजों के विज्ञापन और लेबलिंग से जुड़े नियम-कायदों में कई खामियां हैं। नामी फूड ब्रांड भी इन कमियों का फायदा ...

Junk food monster: Take a look inside what you eat

From chips to fries, noodles to pizzas, CSE laboratory tested 33 products — 14 packaged foods and 19 fast foods — for salt, fat, …

Government is jeopardising health of all Indians: anti-GM coalition reacts to CSE study

According to the Coalition for a GM-free India, CSE's findings point to adoption of an anti-citizen policy by the government

किसने परोसा जीएम भोजन?

दिल्ली स्थित सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरमेंट (सीएसई) के अध्ययन में 32 प्रतिशत खाद्य उत्पादों में जीएम के अंश मिले हैं। सीएसई ने कुल ...

Taste the genetically modified buffet

CSE tested 64 processed food products bought from retail stores in Delhi-NCR, Punjab and Gujarat and one sample of crude cottonseed oil. These …

About 9.4 million people in need of food assistance in Syria; 716,000 more than in 2015

The production of wheat in Syria reduced by an alarming 55 per cent in 2015-2016

Food safety mess

Traders say Food Safety and Standards Act rolls out red carpet for multinationals

World Food Day: FAO is as relevant today as in 1945

The UN’s food agency was born in the wake of catastrophe. Three quarters of a century later, its mission has been made more relevant to the …

World Food Day: Achieving zero hunger by 2030 difficult, not impossible

Fighting hunger is a global mission and zero hunger is also one of the main Sustainable Development Goals, achieving which requires strong …

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Vacuum in governance on genetically modified foods in India

FSSAI has so far dragged its feet on regulating GM foods. Its recent attempt to regulate the industry may do more harm than good as the draft …

Eating right to save the planet

We need to re-invent sustainable agriculture so that it can meet the needs of millions, but does not cost us the Earth

UN report flags changes in food system to boost climate action

Addding diet and food loss to climate change plans can improve mitigation and adaptation contributions towards food systems by as much as 25%

Give small players in food retail a new deal

Loopholes in food safety legislation

New food safety legislation does not fit the health bill

World Food Day: Looking for a new avatar in COVID-19 times

What we now need is smart, systemic action to get the food to those who need it and improve it for those who have it, says FAO Director-…