Cheaper than eggs, healthier than meat; the superfood that could save your health and the planet, and we are skipping itPulses like lentils, chickpeas, and beans are nutritional powerhouses, offering protein, fiber, and essential nutrients at a budget-friendl...
10 Jul, 2025, 12.19 PM IST
India’s import of pulses doubled in 2024; Industry asks for curbsIndia’s import of pulses in 2024 doubled from the previous year, reaching an all-time high of 6.63 million tonnes. The surge, particularly ...
31 Jan, 2025, 12.03 AM IST
Why it's high time to rethink India's diet choices for a healthier nationIndia has made strides in tackling undernourishment through food subsidy programs and school meals. However, challenges like anaemia and ri...
30 Aug, 2024, 11.27 PM IST
Entrepreneurs are vying to fix one of fashion’s fossil-fuelled secretsDyeing clothes is very carbon intensive where a lot of hot water is used. Most countries which use this process of dyeing uses cheap coal a...
21 Aug, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
Policy levers that can push decarbonization into overdrive20 Jan, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
Seven underrated superfoods that are great for youEvery food contains some inherent goodness, but some deliver it in large quantities. They contain so many nutrients that they almost act as...
06 Jun, 2022, 07.08 PM IST
Planning to switch from dairy to plant-based milk? This easy guide will come in handyDespite being marketed as an alternative, plant-based products may not be the same as dairy.
24 May, 2022, 07.18 PM IST
How food and cloth fibers are connectedFood & clothing are human essentials and in the many centuries of creating both, we have overlapped their use.
24 Nov, 2019, 11.36 AM IST
Why you should give the yellow pea a chanceEven among pulses, the vast protein rich and flatulent family it falls in, dried yellow peas rarely receive the attention given to other be...
12 Oct, 2019, 06.32 AM IST
Landfill gas for dinner? Scientists cooking food from wasteThe companies are betting their products will help alleviate the strain of a growing global population on agricultural land and oceans whil...
27 Sep, 2017, 09.49 AM IST
- Jackfruit seeds could substitute cocoa beans to make chocolate
Bengaluru, April 25 (IANS) New research has found that the seeds of jackfruit -- a large fruit found in many tropical countries -- are a po...
25 Apr, 2017, 11.10 AM IST
Why PM should take Rahul Gandhi's 'Arhar Modi' jibe as a complimentDue to lack of enough varieties for cross-breeding, and limited R&D, no Green Revolution has occurred for pulses. So, their long-run prospe...
05 Aug, 2016, 07.09 PM IST
'Seculars' using cow slaughter as protein for 'politics': RSS organCiting the "killings" of Sikhs and kar sevaks in Godhra, it questioned those protesting against the Dadri incident saying why those inciden...
20 Oct, 2015, 11.16 PM IST
Scientists closer to making fuel from water and sunResearchers, including one of Indian-origin, have moved one step closer to turning water and sunlight into sustainable fuel by successfully...
04 Dec, 2014, 02.07 PM IST
India's poultry feed demand to rise 9 per cent in 2014India's rising appetite for poultry products will boost domestic demand for animal feeds corn and soymeal this year by about 9 per cent.
20 Feb, 2014, 04.55 PM IST
CAIT seeks PM's intervention over import duty on pulsesImposition of 7.5 per cent import duty on pulses, as proposed by the Food Ministry, would flare up retail prices by at least 20 per cent.
09 Jul, 2013, 10.02 PM IST
- Army jawans to get 2 eggs, poultries a fat biz
Poultry farmers across India are seeing a golden goose, after the defence ministry said the country’s 30 lakh-strong armed forces can look ...
02 Sep, 2010, 08.01 AM IST