First food recipes: Pepaal ka raita
Peepal or Ficus Religiosa is a native Indian tree, considered holy in Hinduism and Buddhism. Its leaves are helpful in curing asthma, diabetes, …
First Food Recipes: beat the heat with Palash Sherbet
Palash or flame of the forest is a flowering tree native to the Indian subcontinent. Its flowers were traditionally used to make colours for Holi.…
First Food recipes: peepal ki bhaji with kokum
Peepal tree or Ficus Religiosa is native to India and is considered holy in Hinduism and Buddhism. Leaves of peepal are known to cure asthma, …
First Food recipies: makhane ka raita
This is the easiest way to incorporate Makhana or lotus seeds a super food into you diet. Health benefits of Makhana include good for the heart, …
What is One Nation, One Ration Card scheme
The central scheme will integrate all state public distribution systems to a central repository of beneficiaries’ details
Keep only the best on the plate
To ensure India doesn't see urban food deserts like the USA, methods to increase access to locally grown food must be included in urban planning
Children have the right to eat eggs, onions and garlic
The midday meal scheme for schoolchildren is increasingly getting politicised, as the upper class elite wants to impose its own religious/food …
First Food recipe: healthy and easy Makhana breakfast
Makhana or fox nut is traditionally eaten during religious fasting in India, but due to its immense health benefits, it is now relished across …
First Food recipe: delicious dessert mango curd with ramdana
Ramdana are the seeds of chaulai or amaranth. They are a source of calcium, protein and amino acids, also rich in iron, magnesium and Vitamin A, …
Watch: how to detect adulteration in milk
Some easy home tests to detect common adulterants like water, starch and detergent in milk, which can be performed under two minutes at home
Piu & Pom give you some thought for food
Piu & Pom—with their gifts of inquiry and insight—come to life from the pages of our kids’ supplement Gobar Times
FIRST FOOD: Culture of Taste
Communities across India have found innovative ways to use seasonal produce that grows locally. The book brings to you a collection of nearly 50 …
The Return of the Black Chicken
Kadaknath is a rare breed of chicken, indigenous to Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. This black bird has been traditionally reared by tribal …
Purple my tea
Originally from Assam, purple tea has a low caffeine content, and filled with medicinal properties
Versatile vitaliser
From enhancing memory to curing leprosy, headache and cough, the thalkudi is a wonder plant, writes R C MISRA
First Food — Recipe Raw Papaya Salad
Recipe for Raw Papaya Salad, taken from the book 'First Food — A Taste of India's Biodiversity' by Sunita Narain and Vinha Varshney
First Food — Recipe Karanda Sabzi
Recipe for Karanda Sabzi, taken from the book 'First Food — A Taste of India's Biodiversity', by Sunita Narain and Vibha Varshney
First Food
Sunita Narain, Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment, talks about the book 'First Food — A taste of India's biodiversity'..
What does the Maggi controversy teach us about junk food?
A CSE study had earlier cautioned that such food contains excess amount of salt and is bad for health
Food contamination: FSSAI proposes inclusion of more products in new draft
Though setting stringent standards on metal content in food is a good step taken by the regulation agency, more needs to be done for the sake of …
World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize
Organisation awarded not just for its previous humanitarian record but also for the role it will play in the post-COVID-19 world
International food standards revised; safe limit for lead reduced
Codex standards now also contain a prescribed daily intake value of potassium, a mineral known to reduce the risk of heart disease
Warning labels should be made mandatory in India: Experts
Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswn had said last week that his ministry would concur with health ministry on the matter
Health-conscious consumers, busy lifestyles driving up market value of antimicrobial packaging: Report
Valuation may reach $11.5 billion this year; Asia-Pacific to be most lucrative market
Tangy taste: Try a twist in your daal with heiribob this weekend
Little known outside the northeast, the Peel of a wild orange adds flavour to several dishes