India among top 10 countries gaining forest area in the world: FAO
Half of people employed in forestry in the world are in India
Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for five more months
Activists and experts welcome Prime Minister Modi’s announcement
There’s biodiversity in our backyard and it can help us fight malnourishment
Green leafy veggies are rich in vitamins and minerals
Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise
The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean
COVID-19: US FDA grants emergency authorisation for remdesivir
EUA doesn't equal final nod; China trial painted different picture
Good food for the climate-risked world
Nine of India’s top cuisiniers share their recipes with ingredients from local biodiversity in upcoming book
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 …
Panicum sumatrense: Kutki Millet
Also called little millet, it has very small seeds which are covered with an indigestible husk that needs to be removed before the grain can be …
Making global food systems more sustainable has economic benefits 20 times the cost, finds report
Investing $500 billion per year could reduce diet-related mortality by 36%, save 174 million lives from premature deaths
Recycled food waste may be contaminated with pharma residues but mushroom cultivation may come to rescue
Biogas digestate from food waste had nearly as many pharmaceutical residues as digestate from sewage sludge, new study shows
Eleusine Coracana: Finger Millet
Popularly known as ragi, this is the richest source of potassium among all millets. The grains are brown and the recipes prepared are visually …
Setaria italica: Foxtail millet
This is one of the earliest millets to be cultivated and has a sweet, nutty flavour. It is considered one of the most digestible and non-…
Perks of peanut
The versatile groundnut is a protein-packed addition to diet
Simply Put: All about diet
What is ‘dry ice’, at the centre of the Gurugram restaurant incident?
The solid form of carbon dioxide commonly used as a cooling agent in ice cream & frozen desserts must never be touched with ‘…
Pennisetum Glaucum: Pearl Millet
Bajra, as it is popularly known, is high in fibre and free of gluten. It is the most cultivated millet in the world and can be a wheat substitute …
Echinochloa Frumentacea: Barnyard Millet
Also known as vari or sama, this millet is a good choice for the upma recipe because the size and consistency of the grain is somewhere between …
Agriculture, fisheries take spotlight at WTO meet in Abu Dhabi
India backs permanent solution for public stockholding of food grains even as developing nations attack it
Paspalum Scrobiculatum: Kodo Millet
One of the oldest known millets, kodo is said to have originated in India 3,000 years ago. This millet has a husk which has to be removed before …
Panicum miliaceum: Proso millet
High in protein, this small-grained millet has a creamy texture when cooked. The cooked millet acts as a great binder and can easily substitute …
Nigeria’s street food: Tasty but toxic? Expert shares advice to make it safer
In Nigeria, there have been pockets of foodborne disease outbreaks over the years which have claimed lives
Work capacity of farm labourers in key food-producing areas to reduce with rising temperatures, shows study
Physical work capacity begins to decline around 20°C ambient temperature & further diminishes as temperature, humidity & exposure to …
Simply Put: Let them throw food
Silent famine: Can India halt its own weakening nutritional security?
If India has to have any chance in arresting malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency burden, nutrition has to be made a priority at par with …