How is India's middle-class revolutionizing consumption trends and what does it mean for the future?India's consumers are changing. They are moving from loose goods to branded items. Digital platforms are influencing choices. Health and we...
02 Nov, 2025, 10.58 AM IST
People facing 'double attack' of 'skyrocketing inflation', rising taxes: CongressThe Congress party alleges that citizens are struggling with high inflation and increased taxes. Jairam Ramesh criticizes the Modi governme...
19 May, 2025, 04.21 PM IST
How to fix India’s problem with pulsesIndia aimed to be self-sufficient in pulses by 2027-28, facing challenges due to being the largest producer and consumer. Regional preferen...
04 Aug, 2024, 12.34 PM IST
"Public worried about inflation, PM Modi busy creating Hindu-Muslim divide": Priyanka Gandhi VadraAddressing an election rally in Chandigarh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "Public is worried. The youth of the country is unemployed. Women a...
26 May, 2024, 08.41 PM IST
Tank to Tractor: Pakistan Army transforms into 'farmers', becomes largest landowner amid food crisisPakistan's army has taken control of a large parcel of land to address the critical food crisis in the country. With a hunger level categor...
05 Nov, 2023, 12.23 PM IST
Opposition passes judgment even before going through the Budget, says Sushil ModiModi, who is the chairman of the BJP's 9-member central committee on Budget, said the Union Budget will create jobs through the highest-eve...
04 Feb, 2023, 04.12 PM IST
India faces heat at WTO over rice export curbsAt a meeting on Thursday, the United States, the European Union and Senegal posed questions about the decision's adverse effect on global m...
16 Sep, 2022, 11.46 PM IST
India may import wheat in blow to Modi’s vision of feeding the worldIndications that a bumper wheat harvest wasn’t going to eventuate prompted the government to restrict exports in mid-May. State reserves ha...
21 Aug, 2022, 07.19 AM IST
Record harvest set to soften foodgrain prices by 10-15%Food grain prices have already started softening while industry experts expect other commodities to follow suit with the arrival of new har...
04 Jan, 2021, 08.27 AM IST
Types of concrete: Which type of concrete would be most suitable for your building or construction activity?Concrete is manufactured using natural ingredients. Hence, it is environmentally friendly and recyclable.
24 Jun, 2019, 11.46 AM IST
This Udaipur-based startup wants you to switch to plant-based meatAn Udaipur startup wants meat-eating Indians to switch to a new alternative. But it will be a tough sell.
11 Nov, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
International food giant Cargill is changing the way it does businessBack in 1986, when Cargill entered Indian market, the country was not self-sufficient.
09 Sep, 2018, 11.38 AM IST
Saudi Drought spells end of desert wheatFor the first time, Saudi Arabia will rely almost completely on wheat imports in 2016, a reversal from its policy of self-sufficiency.
05 Nov, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
Indonesians picking bread over noodles; baked goods consumption jumps 60% in 4 yearsFor an increasing number of Indonesians, rice and noodles are no longer at the top of the menu. Bread is becoming a new food staple.
22 May, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
UPA’s Food Security Bill: There's no good economics, only illogical populismNSSO surveys show a steady decline in calorie consumption per head over the last few decades, and Leftists like Utsa Patnaik have interpret...
11 Apr, 2013, 02.23 PM IST
- Citic Pacific hit by wrong-way currency bets
Citic Pacific Ltd., a leading symbol of China Inc., has become one of the country's biggest casualties of the financial crisis after a risk...
26 Oct, 2008, 07.20 AM IST
- Globalisation of nutritional problems
Beware! The sort of food you eat can bite back, probably through your medical spends.
10 Oct, 2007, 04.33 AM IST