Fat of the matter

What does 'healthy oil' really mean? It is difficult to tell. The Centre for Science and Environment studied branded edible oils to understand …

‘Stopping GM trials is anti-farmer’

Genetically modified (GM) mustard hybrid DMH-11 developed by Delhi University’s Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants ran into …

More than intoxicating

Yet government policy has forced many people to give up mahua -- their nutritious staple food

Palm oil and environmental, social challenges in India: The road ahead

Deforestation, damaging effects on the environment and human rights violation are among major challenges related to palm oil production 

Mustard oil blending banned: How 30 years of regulation affected health, farmer profits

The dropsy epidemic of 1999 led the Union government to allow blending of mustard oil to increase nutritional quality. But it impacted the …

Oil palm in India’s northeast: economy v ecology

India is promoting oil palm plantations in northeastern states, but this could have negative impacts on the region’s biodiversity

Wheat, palmolein, arhar: As the Centre takes anti-inflationary steps, what about the farmer, DTE asks experts

The entire burden of inflation is still borne by India’s farmers; this needs redress, say experts

How India can be ‘atmanirbhar’ for edible oil production

In 2019, India imported around 15 million tons of edible oils worth approximately Rs 7,300 crore

Deadly slip up

An adulterated cooking medium sparks off panic in India, but the government remains clueless on how to deal with the crisis

Waiter fill 'er up

Restaurants and other eateries could hold the trumps in the battle against spiralling petrol prices

It's bean fuel

A fuel from a vegetable source that is non-toxic, biodegradable and can be used in conventional diesel engines with little or no modifications

Lucrative rabi: Mustard farmers may reap good prices despite bumper output

Higher MSP, dearer imports expected to keep rates firm for local oilseeds    

Coconut courier service

The economy of a village is built around coconuts—delivered free to a shrine via buses

FSSAI launches awareness drive on trans fats

Impact of trans fats on human health in India is increasing and awareness about them is vital if they are to be eliminated altogether, says FSSAI head

Can India achieve its goal to be a zero trans fats nation by 2022?

Not if the food industry has its way. They do not see a link between trans fats and ill health 

Don’t eat the rainforests: Top brands complicit in Indonesia’s ecosystem destruction, probe alleges

Companies procuring oil from and financing the Royal Golden Eagle, which set up palm oil and pulp plantations in Indonesia, finds investigation

Can adulteration of edible oils be addressed by the Goonda Act?

Madras HC recently called for classifying those who adulterate food as goons; but we need long-term solutions

India looking at record edible oil imports; August 2023 demand 35% higher than last year

Poor rainfall, along with a sharp drop in domestic prices in August, has boosted demand for edible oil

Activists urge FSSAI to reconsider planned fortification of rice, oil

Instead of food fortification, the food regulator needed to promote organically grown, biodiverse food for people, ASHA said

Rajasthan’s olive dream

An expensive project to grow imported olive trees is not yielding enough oil, and imposing other costs

Foreign food invasion

A growing taste for foods from across the globe is adding hugely to India’s import bill for groceries and raising health concerns

Not so young at heart

Young hearts are more stressed out than they used to be. They bear much more pressure these days just to beat. Heart disease is no more an …

Trimming fats

The US is determined to eliminate trans fatty acids from its food. Can India do the same?

Simply Put: Oil ain’t well

Palm plantations