India takes steps towards nutrient profiling of packaged foods

Initial survey on labels suggests that packaged food is not fit to be marketed to children 

Tall claim, short supply

Chhattisgarh ration shops have no ration

Sour saga of chana saag: Easier access to tender chickpea greens can promote this nutritious food

BONUS: Easy-to-cook good food recipe inside

Taro: In which you can eat both shoots and leaves

Taro, better known as arbi, is the fifth most consumed root vegetable in the world. But It may soon disappear from the earth due to climate change-…

कोरोनावायरस के कारण 32 करोड़ बच्चों को नहीं मिल रहा भोजन: डब्ल्यूएफपी

खाद्य सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करने के लिए प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के नाम भेजा गया खुला पत्र

सामुदायिक किचन पर नहीं सुधरे राज्य, सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने बढ़ाया जुर्माना

सुनवाई के दौरान सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने महाराष्ट्र, दिल्ली, मणिपुर, ओड़िशा और गोवा पर 5-5 लाख रुपए का जुर्माना और लगाया है

फालसा का फलसफा

बचपन में सबका ध्यान खींचने वाले और गुणों से भरपूर फालसे की खेती से बहुत कम लोग परिचित हैं

कोदो: एक उपेक्षित अनाज

शुगर फ्री चावल के तौर पर पहचाने जाने वाले कोदो को अब लोग भूलने लगे हैं। आईयूसीएन के रेड लिस्ट में शुमार इस अनाज ...

अकाल में राजनीति

अकाल की राजनीति में उलझे एक आदर्शवादी प्रशासनिक अधिकारी के संघर्ष पर केंद्रित यूआर अनंतमूर्ति का उपन्यास ‘बारा’ आज भी बेहद प्रासंगिक है

Indian packaged foods least healthy globally: Survey

Packaged foods from the UK ranked the healthiest, followed by US, Australia

Sip those blues away

The rich hue of butterfly pea flower comes packed with therapeutic values

‘The price of millets is 3 times higher than that of regular rice’

J Suresh is an Engineering graduate, and had been working for six years as a techie before he left his job to start a millet restaurant. After …

Small sweet success

Farmers in the Western Ghats warm up to wonder fruit kokum after local organisations create a market for it

Trouble with vegetarian fascists

Their arguments have no meat

FSSAI further delays implementation of amended food labelling standards

Notified in May 2016, this amendment was previously extended by six months till December 2016 and then further to February 27, 2017

Information and communication technology can ensure a hunger-free world

From drones to smart phones, advancements made in ICT are bridging the gap by providing information on climate-smart technologies and practices

Codex adopts stricter food safety standards

The international food standards body has adopted stringent laws on pesticides in food and arsenic residue in rice 

Sending out a strong message to the Zero Hunger Generation

The main challenge now is to engage young people to sustainably eradicate hunger and poverty globally by 2030

Fall of the bees

Population of bees, the main pollinators of food crops, is declining. This can constrain food supply, warns a UN report

Down the grain

Spotting the killer

A simple test designed to spot the E coli bacteria may go a long way in Preventiting food poisoning

Eating the banana (tree)

Virtually every part of the banana tree finds use in kitchens across south, east and northeastern India. Here are a few recipes from Bengal

The right tag

Supermarket giants Tesco, Asda threatened

No evidence of COVID-19 transmission through food, say scientists

Packaging of food is not a source of contamination, according to experts