India’s ultra food-processing sector growing: WHO calls for nutrient-based tax model
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India needs to clearly define high fat sugar salt food, scientists recommend
These new sorghum varieties might help sub-Saharan Africa meet nutritional needs
Sorghum is a significant crop cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa, with 300 million people depending on it
A land imagined: Indigenous crops help Marathwada women in adding to family nutrition
Women in Maharashtra's Marathwada region reclaim parts of their farmland to grow produce of choice and to ensure nutrition security of their …
These 3 Cs can increase food insecurity in Africa, warn experts
There will be chronic hunger in the next 10 years if timely action is not taken, an expert said
Why Budget 2021-2022 should increase allocations for child health and nutrition
Apart from allocation of funds, their release, approval and reporting also need to be streamlined
Good food: Enjoy nutritious ‘Annakut ki sabji’ this festive season
The medley of vegetables prepared on Govardhan Puja, is an example of how festival food in India always had inbuilt systems to protect and …
Making food fortification mandatory is illegal: experts
FSSAI’s recent notification claiming food fortification to be a scientifically safe method to address micronutrient deficiencies has got …
A fruitful journey
A food safari in the desert of Rajasthan reveals a variety difficult to imagine in cities
Packaged food labels in US to have bigger, bolder display of calories
US Food and Drug Administration behind move aimed at helping people to make better informed choices
Study links additional deaths due to climate change impact on food production
Three-fourth of all climate-related deaths are estimated to occur in China and India in 2050
Soybean expressions
The culinary adaptation of soybeans has produced some delectable and nutritional recipes
Short-circuiting discrimination or perpetuating them?
Nutrition programmes for Dalits need institutions to deliver and a vigilant citizenry to monitor implementation
Do honeybees tightly regulate their diet? Researchers trying to find out
Research findings might equip beekeepers with valuable insights, enabling them to provide essential dietary supplements
Investing in early warning, agrifood chains needed for resilient food systems: Report
Global food policy report calls for beyond short term fixes to build food systems that are more resilient
Anganwadi centres rush to verify children beneficiaries’ Aadhaar
Only 1/3rd of children have cards; Expert worries it may lead to millions losing access to food and nutrition
Post-COVID-19 e-governance challenges: A case study of Anganwadi services
Door-to-door delivery of services, provision of smartphones to anganwadis centres to help monitor their work were among the initiatives
Madhya Pradesh’s egg-centric problem: Choose between nutrition and hegemony
The Kamal Nath government’s decision to provide eggs at Anganwadis gets the goat of Jain group in state with rampant malnourishment
Tales of cruelty and compassion from a home for destitute animals
All Creatures Great and Small, a shelter set up by humanist and social worker Anjali Gopalan, is a sanctuary for a disparate group of animals
South Africa faces highest risk of deaths from non-communicable diseases
South Africans are more likely to die from NCDs even though the country is threatened by a prolific HIV epidemic
India's food labelling, promotion laws need to be strengthened: experts
India does not have standardised serving size of foods and it is not required to be labelled
The business of malnutrition
How companies are supplying unsafe and unverified nutrition supplements to children in Karnataka
Sweet ’n’ sour
Moringa and tamarind are popularly known as the trees of life for Indians. Moringa is in fashion as the world eyes India to feed its frenzy for …
Report alleges conflict of interest behind India’s fortified food programme
Food Fortification Resource Centre under food regulator FSSAI is an industry association; members profiting financially, alleges Alliance for …
Delivering safety
All safe motherhood programmes of the government are focused on institutional deliveries, but health centres are in disarray. Experts suggest …
Referred to die
Infant deaths in West Bengal’s only super specialty hospital underscrore an urgent need to improve healthcare facilities in rural areas