‘Biodiversity is integral to maintaining food security’
National Biodiversity Authority representative underlines importance of all food crops at Chennai meet
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What to eat and avoid during menstruation
Symptoms like cramps, mood swings, depression etc, have increased due to lifestyle changes
World Snake Day: Unique pilot project uses telemetry to tackle snake bite problem
The technology is used to inform rural people about the movements of snakes so that they may steer clear of them
Blind solutions
Government's plan to fortify food cannot be a holistic solution to malnutrition
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
‘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
The imminent threat of celiac disease in India
Panel discussion sheds light on prevalence of celiac disease in India, which has increased four folds since the 1960s
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 …
India's antibiotic use in animals to increase 82% by 2030
A study published in journal Science has ranked India as the fourth largest user of antibiotics in animal feed
Improved heat tolerance and drought resistance help pearl millet fight climate change
The reference genome and analysis of 1,000 lines of the pearl millet genome has provided the clue as to how this dryland cereal survives in …
Covid-19: Nine initiatives for the poor
Companies and non-profits are providing food and sanitation kits to the marginalised communities
When wasteland bears fruits
Chikapalli Anasuyamma has transformed over two dozen wastelands into forests in Telangana
You don’t decide what to eat, your nose and tongue decide it for you
Recent researches show that active role of sensory organs can affect food choices and cause food addiction and over eating
Indigenous food must be brought back to plates, say ecologists
Local food crops should be preferred over GM crops to address deficiencies, say experts at Bhubaneswar food sovereignty meet
Young entrepreneurs help India curb air and plastic pollution
IIT graduates come up a with a solution to India's crop residue burning problem
‘Developing a Red List of India’s fungi is imperative’
NSK Harsh of the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, talks to Down To Earth about the Red List of India’s Fungi that he is preparing
Millets farmers need more post-harvest technologies
At a discussion held in Chennai, experts and scientists gave a number of suggestions for policy-level changes to promote millets
Animal feed ingredient from US with GM corn can hurt India's livestock industry
As lower yield pushes up maize prices feed makers turn jittery; but importing genetically modified ingredients can spell trouble in the …
Focus on climate change: Food majors to US government
Sustainable Food Policy Alliance pushes for carbon pricing system for industries
Organic farming will suffer a setback without certification, availability of breeder seeds
Although seed saving is a profitable enterprise, it’s the government’s responsibility to produce seeds and distribute them among …
Prescription for plant-based diet overlooks vitamin B12 deficiency
While an EAT-Lancet study had found that the world must shift to plant-based diets to meet the SDGs, this vitamin is only found in animal meat …
Honey as a biomarker for pollution
Areas with heavy vehicle movement and industrial activity had increased concentration of lead in honey compared to agriculture land
Rajasthan human rights body seeks answers over food adulteration
In petition, Commission claims use of banned food dyes; use of colour on low quality cereals, and vegetables being washed in sewage water
Goa introduces tags to protect biodiversity zones
Organisations selling products, which are made using ingredients from these zones, will now have to pay 0.01 per cent of their annual profits to …