How unhealthy is red meat? How beneficial are vegetables? A new rating system could help you cut through health guidelines

The star-based rating system can offer decision-makers and consumers alike much-needed context before headline-grabbing health guidance is …

Eating ‘exotic foods’? You’re helping in emission of 3 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases yearly

The world could reduce emissions by 0.38 gigatonnes by replacing imports and exports with locally grown food, according to a new study

Good food: Enjoy nutritious ‘Annakut ki sabji’ this festive season

The medley of vegetables prepared on Govardhan Puja, is an example of how festival food in India always had inbuilt systems to protect and …

The flavoured salts of Uttarakhand

The age-old flavoured salts loaded with micronutrients are not only a healthy option, but can also tickle your taste buds

E coli outbreak in EU

India alerts ports that receive fruits, vegetables from Europe

Everybody’s loss

Delisting fruits and vegetables from APMC Act in Congress-ruled states will not benefit farmers

Everybody’s loss

Delisting fruits and vegetables from APMC Act in Congress-ruled states will not benefit farmers

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 20, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Organic reinforcement: Here’s how chemical-free perishables can be promoted

BigBasket is the first online supermarket to have established a proper value chain for organic fruits and vegetables with direct procurement, …

International Women’s Day: Women lead innovative farming in this tribal village

Women in Akhapolan have taken to cultivating vegetables using trellis systems and are reaping the profits of their endeavour

Study sheds light on how salmonella bacteria infect plants

Researchers found that unlike other disease-causing bacteria, salmonella sneaks in through a tiny gap created when a lateral root …

Brain drain

Consuming vegetables contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides can lower a child's intelligence, warns a study

Grow food anywhere

With innovative use of space, people in cities are reclaiming their right to safe food

Vicious cycle

Cost of treating hypertension itself leads to stress

Not a promissory note

Demonetisation casts a long shadow over the rural economy

COVID-19 hits farms: Lockdown dampens selling price but stokes inflation in MP

Farmers in villages cannot reach city markets to sell their produce; Vegetable prices are skyrocketing in cities due to short supply

Science and Technology - Briefs

How useful is genome decoding?

Scientists decode pigeon pea at the cost of Rs 11 crore  

CSE’s organic experiment: Challenge starts with procuring right seeds

Local shops and India’s premier research institute failed to provide organic seeds of vegetable

How this year’s ‘monsoon with a difference’ is impacting farmers in Bengal

Farmers in several districts of Bengal engaged in cultivating paddy, vegetables, sesame and groundnut have incurred heavy losses due to this year&…

Known unknowns: India’s apex food regulator has no data on presence of GMOs in fresh produce imported over past 5 years

The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 prohibits import, manufacture, use or sale of GM food without FSSAI’s approval

A possible Indo-US trade agreement would be an imperialist attack on India’s farmers

Such a deal will have repercussions on our agricultural production and economy

Bihan Mela: A seed festival aims to help tribal Kondh farmers in Odisha return to their agricultural traditions

The seed festival and bank will facilitate use of indigenous varieties and traditional farming which farmers have abandoned since the …

Why Nairobi must spread the right food message in an unhealthy environment

Residents in Nairobi's urban slums are opting for fast food rather than healthy alternatives, which is increasing their risk of …

Each year, half the fruits, vegetables world produces are wasted: FAO

Fruits and vegetables are the most wasted produce globally among oilseeds, pulses, meat and seafood, says the Food and Agricultural Organization …