Pollinator Week: How well-pollinated crops are important for agriculture
Pollination by bees, birds, flies holds a lot of significance: They affect 35% of world’s crop production
Pollinator Week: Why we need to protect the bees and the butterflies
Around 40% of invertebrate pollinator species — particularly bees and butterflies — face extinction across the world, warns FAO
FSSAI clears imported pulses for consumption
The body’s move came after month-long tests on consignments entering three different ports were mostly found to be free of glyphosate
‘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
‘Our injunction won’t lead to the depletion of ground water’
Down To Earth speaks to KR Jaithran, chairman of the Kodungallur municipality, about its new injunction to plant two fruiting trees in the …
‘The price of millets is 3 times higher than that of regular rice’
J Suresh is an Engineering graduate, and had been working for six years as a techie before he left his job to start a millet restaurant. After …
International Tea Day gets a thumbs up from UN
Tea is the most consumed drink in the world, second only to water
Carcinogen Aflatoxin detected in FSSAI milk survey samples
The highest rates of aflatoxin contamination were found in Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
FSSAI plans to train food safety workers
Govt claims Food Safety Mitras will help reduce hassles for businesses
Obesity decoded
It's more about how the body feels, than how it looks
बेर से यारी, भगाए बीमारी
इलांधा वड़ा एक पोषणयुक्त पारंपरिक अल्पाहार है, जो हमारी थाली से गायब होता जा रहा है
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
Elandha vada
No evidence of COVID-19 transmission through food, say scientists
Packaging of food is not a source of contamination, according to experts
FSSAI rules for organic farmers ‘pushing them out of business’
Farmer organisations, companies say concerns not addressed
Karisalankanni thogayal
Global reports on biodiversity, land quality to be released in four days
The meeting that will see the launch has begun in Medellin, Columbia
Government, contractors not reusing old tyres for the love of money: Experts
With Crum Rubber Modified Bitumen technology, old tyres can be reused in laying roads
COVID-19: Centre to convert surplus rice stocks to ethanol for making hand sanitisers
Government’s move comes as thousands of migrant workers starve
Payment for ecosystem services can be a tool for guaranteed farm income: experts
According to experts, farmers should be paid for the ecosystem services they provide
कोरोनावायरस के कारण 32 करोड़ बच्चों को नहीं मिल रहा भोजन: डब्ल्यूएफपी
खाद्य सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करने के लिए प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के नाम भेजा गया खुला पत्र
Junk food monster: When McDonald's had to go back on its ad
Fast food co invited consumers to replace home-cooked meals with its products
‘Online nutrition tracker to promptly plug service gaps’
Down To Earth talks to the project lead of Nutrition Surveillance System
FSSAI commits to stricter labelling norms, but without a timeline
Experts stress on proper warning, regulations on advertisements
These eggs are low cholesterol, rich in omega 3 fatty acids
Entepreneurs experiment with hen feed to produce eggs that appeal to fitness freaks