What Gandhi teaches the millennials on food and fitness
The cornerstone of Mahatma Gandhi’s attitude towards food was simplicity; food for him was energy and medicine
Supreme Court notice to Centre, states on honey adulteration plea based on CSE probe
CSE probe last year, brought to you by Down To Earth, exposed how Indian honey brands have been taking consumers for a ride
17% of all food available at consumer levels was wasted in 2019, reveals Food Waste Index
Reducing food waste would also help improve food security, address climate change, save money and lower pressures on the environment
Climate resilient agriculture systems: The way ahead
Climate resilient agriculture practices can help reduce hunger and poverty in the face of climate change
Nutritional security could have made the fight against COVID-19 easier
This weak link between growth in income and nutritional outcomes requires the attention of policy makers
Jharkhand’s community kitchens: Making a mockery of food security?
The state's Dal Bhat Yojana was meant to provide some food security to those struggling to make ends meet by providing them hygienic and …
Economic Survey 2018-19: Growth slowest in five years due to low food inflation
Agriculture sector contracted in fourth quarter; farmers produced less, spent less on consumption
Simply Put: To eat or not to eat
Simply Put: Gender gaps in food
Simply put : Food vs Politics
Food labelling: Why you are not aware of what you eat
A 3-part series which reveals that not only does India not have a clear labelling system to warn consumers about harmful levels of fat, sugar and …
The science behind the art of cooking
Cooking is an art, most would say. However, at its root, cooking is a form of chemical engineering, writes Krish Ashok in his recent book, Masala …
Indian diets are unhealthy: EAT-Lancet report
The report compared food consumption patterns in India with a reference diet from the EAT-Lancet Commission
Dying for ration: No health aid for those without PDS cards
Ground report from Jharkhand villages shows many pending applications; Rejected applicants told quota for beneficiaries full
DTE Impact: 70-year-old supporting mentally-ill daughter, disabled son-in-law to get her dream cowshed
District collector sanctions Rs 2 lakh, plot of land on lease for family among other benefits
COVID-19: Food waste during pandemic can worsen climate emergency
The median amount of food waste per capita in large developed economies is significantly higher than in large developing economies
Watch: How the global food crisis is unfolding, with 1 in 5 people in need of urgent action
Children and women most affected; conflict & extreme weather events biggest driver of food insecurity
Thousands may face starvation from February to May in ‘hunger hotspots‘: UN agencies
Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen are on the highest alert
Simply Put: Ration denied
Africa needs diversified green funds to plug climate adaptation finance gap of $41.3 billion: Report
Climate change may lead to an equivalent annual GDP loss of 10-20% in Africa by 2100
Wheat, rice lost in transit in last 4 years could have fed 82.30 million Indians for a month
The transit foodgrain losses in the period amounted to Rs 1,109.82 crore
Popular drug ranitidine recalled after carcinogenic qualities confirmed
The drug has been found to have levels of a carcinogen above what the US FDA prescribes
Recycled food waste may be contaminated with pharma residues but mushroom cultivation may come to rescue
Biogas digestate from food waste had nearly as many pharmaceutical residues as digestate from sewage sludge, new study shows
Independent India @ 75: It has taken a lot to be food-secure
From begging other countries for food to overflowing grain stocks, it has been a long journey; however, the government must adopt environment-…
Price of seafood spikes in coastal Odisha due to annual two-month fishing ban
Odisha observes a two-month ban on trawling and mechanised fishing every year to help sea fish spawn