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
Fish from Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal banned in Patna
Bihar heath department Monday imposed a 15-day ban after samples were found to be contaminated with formalin
What will cheaper US cheese mean for India's dairy farmers
Depressed global prices, rising cost of production and the trade wars with China and Mexico have led to a ballooning of reserves
A paper sensor that can detect freshness of milk
IIT Guwahati scientists develop a new detection kit that could make testing freshness of milk easy and fast
Probiotics can help check adverse effects of adulterated milk: study
National Milk Day: A recent study shows how probitic bacteria can check harmful effects of aflatoxins, toxins that can affect all organ …
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
Traditional crops and new innovations are offering farmers in the Himalayan region a way to deal with the challenges of climate change, but there …
Boom in farm produce not reason enough to celebrate
Farmers are in distress owing to low farm prices, poor logistics for transport and government-assured purchases
‘Chinese food is so entrenched in our lives; COVID-19 can’t change that’
Down To Earth talks to Miranda Brown, historian of premodern Chinese food and medicine and University of Michigan professor, about Chinese …
UN plans to double farmers’ income in Africa in three years
Combating climate shocks and food insecurity with the help of climate-smart agriculture has been identified as a priority
A flower which can treat skin cancer and prevent greying of hair
Used for worship and hair colouring, modern entrepreneurs have found new uses for the hibiscus flower
World lost 2.3 million sq km of forested land to drought in last three decades
Successive droughts lead to a substantial and unsustainable expansion of cropland at the expense of forested lands
High incidence of drug-resistant bacteria found in ready-to-cook poultry products
The study raises question on effectiveness of modern food processing techniques to produce microbiologically safe food products
Health ministers in G20 Summit commit to address antimicrobial resistance
Through Berlin Declaration, the health ministers emphasised the need for combating AMR through appropriate monitoring and surveillance
New tool tracks water usage in agriculture
There is a direct relationship between water and food security. In order to be sustainable, agriculture must adapt to the impacts of climate …
Health Ministry asks Railway Board to not allow junk food, tobacco ads
Indirect advertising of such products can increase the risk of non-communicable diseases, the health ministry says
Why I would not advocate vegetarianism
Meat eating is not the key issue, it is the amount that is consumed and the manner in which it is produced. This is where India differs.
Wastewater should be considered a resource
As water demand is increasing across the globe, the quantity of wastewater produced as a result of various human activities is also growing, a UN …
Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth – and we’re running low
The fact that more than 70 per cent of the global phosphorus supply comes from a single location is problematic
Nigeria hunger crisis deepens, spills over into Lake Chad Basin
Some 7.1 million people are now severely food insecure across Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria
The fifth element: Why radhuni needs to be mainstreamed
Wild celery is specific to Bengali cuisine and is usually consumed as part of panch phoron
Fruit flies develop specific defences against common bacteria; may explain human susceptibility to infections
Bacteria in their food and environment mould the immune systems of fruit flies, notes study
Vanishing breeds
While debating the ways to attain global food security, national governments ignore the most pertinent issue: rapidly disappearing agro-biodiversity
FAO focuses on heat stress protection measures for agriculture, forestry workers
Emphasising that dehydration leads to productivity declines, a report urges workers and employers to drink several litres of water throughout the day
‘Millets can solve our food needs as climate changes’
Experts and policy makers say millets are what we need to adapt to climate change as they can even grow in drought conditions
We can no longer outrun antibiotic resistance. So, here’s what we need to do instead
Researchers are tackling the problem of antibiotic resistance head on — by hunting for the genes that enable bacteria to become resistant …