Food production accounts for 15% fossil fuel use, as big oil locks in dependence on petroleum-based pesticides

The fossil fuel usage in fertiliser production is expected to increase significantly through 2050

DNA tests for identifying beef: Should we shift our focus to meat safety instead?

Testing cooked meat may be challenging since heat degrades DNA

320 million children worldwide missing out on meals due to COVID-19: WFP

Open letter calls upon Prime Minister Modi to ensure food security for all

FSSAI plans to train food safety workers

Govt claims Food Safety Mitras will help reduce hassles for businesses

2023 in a blink: How food inflation affected India and the world this year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023  

Simply Put: Healthy diet

Junk food monster: Misleading labels on trans fat

Most of the food samples tested by CSE had higher trans fat levels than declared

Nigeria’s food insecurity: Declaring a state of emergency isn’t a real solution — here’s what is

Prices of staple food items have risen by over 25% over the last year

Not all weeds seen in millet farms are villains but uncultivated crops

These crops sustain the poor and enrich their food basket

Top 10 items contributing to headline Inflation during Oct 2019-Jan 2020

FSSAI launches Eat Right campaign to curb consumption of sugar, salt and fat

The objective is to combat negative nutritional trends and fight lifestyle diseases

Green is the new orange: Why carrot leaves shouldn’t be thrown away

There is more to carrots than their colourful roots

The pandemic has set in place another killer

In face of high food insecurity, more and more people are eating unhealthy

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

BONUS: Easy-to-cook good food recipe inside

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

Food prices are expected to rise more, and cost may be too heavy to bear for many

Climate crisis may undo last century’s achievement in curbing extreme hunger

Food production will need 165-600 million hectares more land to meet demand by 2050

Need to halt deforestation while ensuring food security, says report by FAO

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

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

Gandhi at 150: His tryst with food

He viewed food as an opportunity to allow free exchange of culture

World Food Day: Plant-based diet can fix food inequality, cut premature deaths says report

Plant-based diets can cut down carbon emissions by 30%; wildlife loss by 46%

Simply Put: A taxing bite

जग बीती: क्या बीमारियां खा रहे हैं आप?

Junk food monster: Global practice is moving to warning labels

Junk food monster: Food, safety, standards: a progressive onslaught

Six years not enough for authorities to enforce regulations on packaged and fast food