COVID-19: Challenges for Andhra, Telangana farmers continue despite procurement plans
Issues of non-procurement of a number of crops, logistics and others will test the plans in their initial stages
US Virgin Islands bans sunscreens harming coral reefs
Banned sunscreens include those containing 3 Os — oxybenzone, octocrylene and octinoxate — known to harm coral reefs
Girls less physically active than boys due to societal factors: Study
The research also found that 80% of school-going adolescents do not do the recommended one hour of daily physical activity
Messages matter: Are junk food ads creating a crisis for today’s children?
Advertisements featuring junk food and even cartoon characters endorsing unhealthy foods can lead to problems for children today
Food India: Six recipes to beat the heat
DTE brings you some recipes from our foodbook; they are soothing for the summers, high on nutrition, even medicinal. Here's wishing you …
Mobile health system can help regulate hypertension, diabetes: study
Basic parameters such as blood sugar and cholesterol need to be fed into the mHealth system, called mWellcare
Can India reduce food wastage with community refrigerators?
Community refrigerators have helped reduce food wastage in the UAE, Germany and France. India too can popularise and scale up the initiative
जीडीपी नहीं अब जीईपी
उत्तराखंड भारत का पहला राज्य होगा जो अर्थव्यवस्था को सकल घरेलू उत्पा द की बजाय सकल पर्यावरण उत्पा द के आधार पर गणना करेगा।
A fruit to treat diabetes
Elandha vada is a traditional nutritional snack that is fast disappearing from our food basket
Fish stocks in Asia-Pacific to be over by 2048
Economic growth is leading to the decline of biodiversity, says a report released in Colombia
First World Food Safety Day to outline sustainable solutions
The United Nations has developed a guide to discuss why food safety is necessary and how it could be achieved
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
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अमेिरका से अनुवांशिक संशोधन युक्त पशु आहार बीज के आयात का प्रस्ताव भारत के पशुधन उद्योग के लिए एक बड़े खतरे की आहट है
What to eat and avoid during menstruation
Symptoms like cramps, mood swings, depression etc, have increased due to lifestyle changes
Bt brinjal: Bangladesh’s model not fit enough for adoption
India plans to study Bangladesh's cultivation method while the neighbouring country incurs losses
‘Biodiversity is integral to maintaining food security’
National Biodiversity Authority representative underlines importance of all food crops at Chennai meet
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 …
‘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
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
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 …
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