A study conducted in 2012 by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment cautioned that such food contains excess amount of salt and are bad for health.
Look the other way
One year of NDA government: Development Modi-fied
A factual appraisal of how the Narendra Modi government performed in its first year
Food security Act: Centre to share half the burden of states in food transportation and handling
Fair price shop dealers to get incentive for use of point of sale (PoS) devices
More government, less governance
Environment versus development: 2014 sets the stage for bitter polarisation
Panchayat members in Bihar to get protection from frivolous court cases
Minister’s nod will be needed for initiating legal action against mukhiyas
Nod to Dibang project shows why present forest clearance process needs to be scrapped
Persisting with the current institutional arrangement will do more harm than good
Budget : 2014-15
Stub cut short
“For tribals, panchayatiraj has not helped”
Japan nuclear crisis: implications for India
The desert delight
Guar ki phalli is not only drought-resistant but also nutritious
News 360°
Urochloa Ramosa: Browntop Millet
This millet grows easily in all kinds of soils and gives a good yield even with minimum rain. The crop is resistant to pests and diseases and is …
Sorghum Bicolor: Sorghum
This is the largest-grained millet and most preparations involving it take a long time to cook. However, since the grain germinates well and its …
As told to Parliament (February 8, 2024): 605 people killed in human-elephant conflict in 2022-23
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Key takeaways from the Interim Budget Financial Year 2024-25
Budget 2024 lays special emphasis on youth, women, the poor and farmers and the tax rates remain unchanged. But inflation remains a concern
Women’s empowerment and environmental restoration: Sundargarh’s sustainable evolution shows the way
Ground-breaking solid waste management programme ‘Aama Sundargarh Swachh Sundargarh’ benefitted 1,602,916 individuals, 363,676 households
Farmers lost $3.8 trillion to disasters over 30 years: FAO’s first-ever global estimation
Proactive and timely interventions in response to predicted hazards are crucial to build resilience, the report notes
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 11, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Sanitation will remain a mirage even after India stops defecating in the open
Although we will meet the target of an open defecation free India much before deadline, it is still the easiest milestone that we have crossed. …
Monsoon will withdraw between Oct 14 and 24, predicts scientist
Physicist Elena Surovyatkina, who recently came up with a new weather forecasting model, speaks to Down To Earth about the Indian monsoon and more
New antibiotics, challenges and possibilities: A Conversation with Manica Balasegaram
Research and development of new antibiotics should continue and older ones should be preserved, says executive director of GARDP
Fossil Free: Reimagining Clean Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World
This book provides a concise introduction to the challenges, realities and complexities of the global and local energy industry, as well as the …
J&J hip implant: govt not sharing report that recommended compensation
There are chances Johnson and Johsnon will try to influence the report, submitted six months ago, say the patients in a letter to the health ministry