'India's food habits are the best': WWF says replicating Indian diet can help save Earth, achieve climate goalsWWF’s Living Planet Report praises India's food consumption pattern as the most sustainable among G20 countries. It states that adopting In...
10 Oct, 2024, 11.48 AM IST
Stabilising prices, securing steady supply should be a priority to sustain the millet revolution: Founder of Millet BankA focused effort over the next decade is essential to meet the desired goals in production of millets in India, says Vishala Reddy Vuyyala,...
30 Aug, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
Did the International Year of Millets make a difference?With all the focus on the wonders of millets, few were asking the obvious question — if they are indeed so amazing, why did people stop con...
31 Dec, 2023, 10.13 AM IST
Startups find meat in millets, gear up to meet global demandA 37.68% increase in exports to $57.14 million in five years to 2022-23, buckwheat, ragi, jawar, bajra, amaranth and canary seeds have foun...
12 Dec, 2023, 02.01 AM IST
Millet prices hit a record as demand outgrows supplyLaunch of new products like millet-based pasta, noodles and snacks, inclusion of millets in breakfast cereals, and increased consumption of...
06 Dec, 2023, 06.50 PM IST
US: New York-based restaurant adds millet-based dishes after PM Modi's initiativeHemant Mathur, the owner of the restaurant said that the response has been very encouraging and millets are also very healthy.
20 Jun, 2023, 08.43 AM IST
Indian Army to reintroduce millets in ration"With a view to promote consumption of millets in light of the UN declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, the Indian Army has ...
22 Mar, 2023, 04.49 PM IST
Ragi to riches: India’s new millet campaign is about how the grain is good for people and planetMillet is no longer promoted as mota anaj; instead, it will be called shree anna or nutri cereal, a superfood high in iron and calcium. The...
19 Feb, 2023, 12.17 PM IST
Push millet demand, tweak grain subsidiesCreating a demand gap is key to raising acreage that has halved since the Green Revolution, although advances in seed technology have ensur...
07 Feb, 2023, 11.23 PM IST
Centre to institute special awards to promote natural farming, said MoS Kailash Choudhary"The awards will be given in three categories which will include award for individual farmer for best natural farming, award for agricultur...
20 Jan, 2023, 12.01 PM IST
We have planned to bring Millet into diet in G20 meetings: Kiren Rijiju"The government is celebrating the international year of Millet. In G20 meetings we have planned to bring Millet into the diet. It is nutri...
29 Dec, 2022, 07.06 AM IST
PM Modi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge enjoy millet lunch at Parliament"As we prepare to mark 2023 as the International Year of Millets, attended a sumptuous lunch in Parliament where millet dishes were served....
20 Dec, 2022, 09.45 PM IST
India will steer celebration of International Millet Year 2023, says Prime Minister ModiThe Prime Minister's message was conveyed at the opening ceremony for the International Year of Millets (IYM) - 2023 organised by Food and ...
06 Dec, 2022, 10.12 PM IST
FPOs to play key role in making India a global millet hub: GovtThe UN General Assembly has declared 2023 as the 'International Year of Millets', aimed at raising awareness about the health benefits of t...
20 Feb, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
Krishna Byre Gowda, Karnataka's Minister of Agriculture, says millets are the next superfoodMillets are good for health, good for the farmer and good for the planet.
05 Feb, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
How millets have resurfaced as a hip ingredient and now served in fine dining eateriesThe traditional grain has found top spot in global dishes like risotto, exotic salads and pizza.
05 Feb, 2018, 10.46 AM IST
Big Basket, Reliance among firms to feature in organic fairMore people adopting organic food and millets in their diet will not only encourage farmers to grow more of these environment-friendly prod...
24 Apr, 2017, 07.03 PM IST