Beyond rice, wheat: Why India must revive native ‘orphan crops’ for protein securityIndia can boost nutrition security, cut import dependence, and build a global smart protein industry by scaling climate-resilient indigenou...
01 Jun, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
Dietary balance remains missing as India continues to gorge on cerealsMany Indians consume too many grains and not enough proteins, vegetables and fruits. This imbalance affects health, contributing to malnutr...
26 May, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
India’s 30-year-old ‘Millets Queen’ from Madhya Pradesh is actor Madhavan's Monday motivation. Who is Lahari Bai?Actor R. Madhavan lauded Lahari Bai, a tribal woman from Madhya Pradesh, for her remarkable efforts in preserving traditional millet variet...
27 Apr, 2026, 08.44 AM IST
Sitharaman accuses Stalin of creating false narrative over Centre's advisory on paddy bonusUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has responded to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin. She accused him of creating false narrativ...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
Advisory to states on crop bonus policy to encourage greater crop diversification: FinMinIn a statement, the finance ministry said the January 9, 2026, letter from the Department of Expenditure Secretary, Ministry of Finance, to...
12 Apr, 2026, 09.38 PM IST
India's move to mainstream millets will go a long way in ensuring Global Food Security: UNMillets are resilient and nutritious small-grain cereals that provide affordable and diverse options for people, especially those affected ...
08 Sep, 2023, 03.02 PM IST
ASEAN: India focus on rice, millets to ensure food securityThe Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India in the 'ASEAN-Indian Joint Leaders' Statement on Strength...
07 Sep, 2023, 07.33 PM IST
India hosts roundtable on millets to strategise production and consumption globallyIndia held its first mega-global event Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference in Delhi to celebrate 2023 as the International Year of Mille...
19 Mar, 2023, 01.27 PM IST
Millets can help tackle challenges of food security: PM ModiNew Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said millets can help tackle challenges of food security as well as food h...
18 Mar, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
Millet cuisines of India make waves in China as Indian missions celebrate International Year of MilletsThe Indian Embassy in Beijing has lined up several events for this event, which includes a round table discussion on IYOM 2023 with the par...
21 Feb, 2023, 02.08 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
Need to increase production, processing of millet: TomarThe government has also set an agriculture credit target of Rs 18 lakh crore for this fiscal year and it is also promoting the use of techn...
18 Jan, 2023, 09.32 PM IST
Govt lines up millet-centric activities as international year of millets kicks inJanuary is the focussed month for the Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs as well as state governments of Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and ...
01 Jan, 2023, 03.18 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
Need concentrated global push of millets amid challenges of COVID-19, conflict and climate, says S JaishankarSpeaking at a pre-launch celebration of 2023 as the International Year of Millets, the minister shared how each of the 3Cs has impacted foo...
24 Nov, 2022, 05.02 PM IST
NITI Aayog enters into agreement with UN WFP to diversify food basket in programmesUnder the statement of intent signed between the Aayog and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), the focus will be on mainstreaming ...
21 Dec, 2021, 02.39 PM IST
- Centre asks states to include millets in mid-day meals; move likely to ease pressure on food stocks
The mid-day meal programme, has a food grain requirement of 28.50 lakh tonnes in 2012-13, which includes 23.8 lakh tonnes of rice and 4.7 l...
12 Sep, 2012, 08.20 AM IST