Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Indians can afford more food. Why are they still eating poorly?Indians are eating poorly despite earning more. Low-quality cereals fill plates, while proteins, vegetables, and fruits are lacking. This a...
06 Jun, 2026, 06.26 AM IST
SNAP shake-up this week: New rules could change who qualifies—check before you lose outMore than 150,000 households face impact as SNAP benefits eligibility restrictions 2026 roll out with stricter rules this week. Florida has...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Padma Shri awardee chef Sanjeev Kapoor gets honoured by World Food Prize FoundationRenowned chef Sanjeev Kapoor has been honored as a Top Agri-Food Pioneer by the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa. This recog...
26 Oct, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
Govt undertook many reforms for food processing sector growth: PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the government's efforts over the past decade to reform and grow India's food processing sector. S...
19 Sep, 2024, 01.38 PM IST
Fortify the nation by diversifying our foodBill Gates highlights the importance of food fortification and a diverse diet through India's public distribution system to improve health ...
18 Sep, 2024, 11.02 PM IST
Innovation in farm practices must to meet food basket demandThe review highlights the importance of continuous innovation, technology adoption, and diversified food baskets in meeting the growing dem...
30 Jan, 2024, 12.14 AM IST
National Education Policy 2020: Breakfast for school children besides mid-day meals"Children are unable to learn optimally when they are undernourished or unwell. Hence, the nutrition and health (including mental health) o...
02 Aug, 2020, 11.00 AM IST
An additional 49 mn people may fall into extreme poverty this year due to Covid-19: UN chiefSecretary-General Guterres warned that unless immediate action is taken, it is increasingly clear that there is an impending global food em...
10 Jun, 2020, 11.38 AM IST
Nutritious, niche food exports to get big pushIn FY19 such exports amounted to ₹2.7 lakh crore and imports stood at ₹1.37 lakh crore.
18 May, 2020, 08.22 AM IST
- FAO chief champions agroecology in call for healthier, sustainable food systems
Rome, April 4 (IANS/AKI) United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation chief Jose Graziano da Silva has called for healthier and more su...
04 Apr, 2018, 12.12 AM IST
Government must ensure people have access to nutritious food: ReportAn Assocham-EY joint report said the agriculture and food processing sectors in the country are facing grave nutritional challenges.
31 Dec, 2017, 01.26 PM IST
FSSAI proposes keeping junk food out of schools, surroundingsFood safety regulator FSSAI has proposed restrictions on the sale of junk food items including noodles, chips, carbonated drinks.
18 Oct, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
WEF 2015: General Electric proposes to invest Rs 3,000 crore in Maharashtrachindler, manufacturers of escalators and elevators, will also invest in the second phase of its project in Talegaon.
22 Jan, 2015, 04.08 PM IST
Harsimrat Kaur, Smriti Irani slug it out over midday mealHighly placed sources in the HRD said Badal's intervention in MDM, is clearly outside her ministry's purview and has been brought to the no...
28 Aug, 2014, 11.40 AM IST
Increasing farm production is teh only longterm solution to food security: Sharad PawarAgriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister Sharad Pawar today emphasized that the only long-term solutions to ensuring food and nu...
17 Oct, 2013, 05.47 PM IST
- US, EU responsible for explosive food prices: UN
The US and the European Union have taken a "criminal path" by encouraging use of food crops to produce bio-fuels and thus contributing to a...
29 Apr, 2008, 03.07 PM IST