Watch: How the global food crisis is unfolding, with 1 in 5 people in need of urgent action

Children and women most affected; conflict & extreme weather events biggest driver of food insecurity

Good for your health and the environment: why we should be eating oily fish

Given a wide range of uses, along with its nutritional benefits and low environmental impact, this type of fish should be making regular …

Global food crisis: 1 in 5 people in need of urgent action 

Over 72 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity because of extreme weather events

Activists call out FSSAI for increasing permissible level of pesticides in Indian herbs, spices

Data for changing the permissible limit should have been provided, they say

How to end hunger in sub-Saharan Africa: Fight inequality, gender imbalances and climate change

Food sovereignty is very tightly interlinked with social justice and sustainable development.

Nestle adds almost 3 grams of sugar in every serving of baby food Cerelac sold in India

WHO guidelines against adding honey or sugar in food for infants violated only in Asian, African and Latin American countries, finds …

Survey highlights severe nutrition deficiencies in West Bengal tea workers

Study carried out following death of a tea worker due to starvation

Simply Put: To eat or not to eat

Moderately yours: The story of ‘Shankhalu’

The crunchy, slightly sweet tubers can be a healthy addition to one's diet 

Africa Union Commission calls for acceleration of efforts towards malnutrition-free Africa

Experts at the meeting called to strengthen school feeding programmes to alleviate hunger, reap psychological benefits like increased …

The pill that’s roiling US drug regulation

The hard right is challenging FDA’s authority to regulate drugs with its lawsuit to ban America’s most used abortion pill

Tackling AMR: For LMICs, prevention is the best solution, say experts at CSE's international workshop

Recommendations from workshop to inform High-Level Meeting on AMR scheduled at UN General Assembly later this year

Single-use plastic ban unfairly targets street vendors — but they have a solution for plastic pollution

Shift to a reusable system through public policy, stricter regulations across the entire plastics supply chain are key to enable just transition &…

Underrated green

Kohlrabi is a healthy but little used member of the cabbage family

Climate change can trigger inflation in near future — study shows alarming impact

In a high GHG emissions scenario, by 2035, India will likely see food prices shoot up by close to 2% on an yearly basis

Suspect claims in Teva’s suit against Cipla

The US Federal Trade Commission has warned the Israeli drug firm its patents are wrongful as it sues Cipla aggressively

Podcast: Colonialists used starvation as a tool of oppression

Before the colonialists arrived in North America and Bengal, both regions were thriving with healthy, wealthy communities. Here's what happened next

Future of Taste: How do our food choices affect climate change?

 As the world prepares itself to be climate-responsible, we need to reset the connection between food and livelihood, nutrition and nature

WTO talks end with no consensus on agriculture support

Negotiations on fisheries “came close” to a deal but one or two or two matters could not be reached

India needs more representative national food waste studies, says latest UN report

Food waste can be halved through concerted, collaborative effort, advises UN analysis

Understanding the recent tomato price spike: What lies ahead?

Before this, record-high prices were observed in July and August 2023

Simply Put: At our doorstep

Himachal Pradesh joins list of states banning cotton candy after samples fail food safety test

Samples test positive for harmful dye Rhodamine-B

Malawi and maize: Prices have spiked on the back of bad weather and trade bans

Sustained excess margins in Malawi indicate that regional trade is not working well

Children don’t even have energy to cry: Gaza Strip stares at famine as Israel blocks food access

Malnutrition in northern Gaza rose from 0.8% of children under 5 years before the conflict began to over 16% at present