Land grab fallout

Scramble to buy land in foreign countries to grow more food leaves more people hungry

Low Pulse

Spiralling prices of pulses have shown India’s dependence on imports. Pulses are integral to India’s diet but not its food policy. As …

Delhi government decides to ban gutkha

Notification to be issued shortly

Baby food contaminated with endocrine disruptor bisphenol A

Trimming fats

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

China rubbishes contamination allegations

Cap energy drinks

CSE laboratory tests show energy drinks contain excess caffeine; their market grows without checks

SC raps FSSAI

Asks it to reconstitute panels examining the harmful effects of chemicals and toxins in carbonated beverages and other food items

Madras High Court stays implementation of some provisions of Food Safety Act

Traders have been protesting the Act saying it is impractical and harsh

US reaction to cola controversy exaggerrated India Inc

PM should head food security bill: M S Swaminathan

Giving right to food is not enough to deliver food, say speakers at a conference on food security

Britain gets special police force to check food crimes

All recommendations of food expert likely to be accepted by government

Deadly compound

Now, even babies are being exposed to the cancer-causing dioxin

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Bad food

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

Scaling sustainable food production in face of climate change is the defining challenge of our times

Localised and climate-smart agriculture can help preserve agrobiodiversity and reshape the larger narrative of responsible food production  &…

As told to Parliament (March 30, 2022): India’s coal demand to increase 63% by 2023

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Climate crisis threatens truffle production but could put UK species back on the menu

Summer drought & heat can be detrimental to truffle harvests

War in Ukraine derailed global economic growth, climate action: WESP report

Higher use of fossil fuels and increased prices of food, nickel major factors

FSSAI tells food industry to get more responsible

Industry members say government food safety body ignoring ground reality

Hunger and poverty trigger most of the conflicts, says FAO official

Ongoing conflicts is Africa and West Asia could be seen as closest examples

No land to farm

With urbanisation of rural areas, space for food production in India is decreasing

Oil alert

Tender ones at risk

Children face increasing threat from garden pesticides