Feast on pattal

Eco-friendly and cost-effective plates are a good alternative to non-biodegradable plastic

Are Delhi schools serving unhealthy food?

Schools in Delhi are serving unhealthy food to the students. An inspection by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has found that …

Consumers cannot make informed decision without GM labelling

21 of the 65 processed foods tested had genetically modified ingredients; most of these products do not mention anything about GM on their labels.

An app to measure nutrition content of Indian food

Nutrify India Now allows search in 17 languages and six food groups. Users can also search foods by nutrients in the National Institute of …

A fruit to treat diabetes

Elandha vada is a traditional nutritional snack that is fast disappearing from our food basket

Quinoa production rises by 72% in more than a decade

From 2000 to 2014, quinoa production increased by 72% in Peru, Bolivia and Eucador, the world's biggest quinoa producers, says a new report

Raising the stakes

Farmers cannot escape the impact of global trade regimes. The lack of a safety net makes it worse

Product label for mountain products puts premium on biological, cultural diversity

The new label places a premium on goods that support local biodiversity and production methods linked to cultural traditions of mountain communities

Kerala imposes 14.5 per cent fat tax on branded restaurants selling junk food

A 2016 study published in the International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries found high incidence of Type-2 diabetes among the …

US House moves to block labelling of genetically-modified food

The Bill comes in the wake of a movement across the country to enact laws that require the labelling of GMOs 

Colas get new sweetener

Red Bull untamed

Caffeine content in energy drinks go unchecked

Cost of importing food is expected to rise 6% in 2017

The global food import bill is rising despite robust output in 2017, says UN

Desert wine

Grapes grown in Israel's saline region are more aromatic

Clean milk drive

Untamed bacteria

UK's efforts to control antibiotic-resistant bacteria fails

South Asia

To store and to have not

Poor planning creates shortage amid plenty

Complan’s tall claim falls short

Maharashtra’s food watchdog takes Heinz to court over advertisement

Making global food systems more sustainable has economic benefits 20 times the cost, finds report

Investing $500 billion per year could reduce diet-related mortality by 36%, save 174 million lives from premature deaths

Gender gaps in food: 150 million more women went hungry than men in 2021

Over 800 million went hungry last year; Gender equality and food security directly related, says report

Russia, Ukraine reach landmark deal to resume Kyiv’s grain exports from Black Sea ports

The deal opens a path for significant volumes of commercial food exports from three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea namely Odesa, …

Not so wild: Sickle senna is widely available, nutritious but not much known

Sickle senna, a widely available but little-known herb, is ready to take on the pharma industry

United Nations Food Systems Summit: Need to transform food systems, say experts

More than 90 heads of states and governments submitted their national strategies, commitments to strengthening food systems at the Summit  &…

10.9 million people died due to poor diets in 2017: Report

Global Burden of Disease study highlights how low consumption of healthy food is better than more consumption of unhealthy foods