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Millennials are proactively buying organic products

More and more people are becoming mindful about their foodhow is it grown, is it healthy, is it sustainable?

3 min read27 Aug 2021
Mint-lounge

How the millets stack up

Home-grown retailers are seeing the potential of millets and joining the bandwagon

3 min read13 Oct 2018
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The millet rises

Non-communicable diseases like diabetes and gluten allergies are on the rise. But can this indigenous grain pave the way to a healthier future?

6 min read13 Oct 2018
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Finger on the pulse

From the everyday 'khichdi' to the exotic lasagna, the humble 'dal' yields a baffling range of recipes

2 min read13 Oct 2018
Industry

India’s Monsoon falls short of forecasts for a second year

Showers totaled 804 millimeters or about 91% of the 50-year average in the June to September period, data from the India Meteorological Department showed

1 min read1 Oct 2018
Industry

Foodgrain output seen at record 285 million tonnes in 2017-18

Production of rice is estimated at 112.9 mn tonnes in 2017-18, while that of wheat touched 99.7 mn tonnes

1 min read28 Aug 2018
Industry

Kharif crops planted in 92.5 mn hectares, 1.5% lower than last year

Area planted till date covers 87% of the seasonal area of 106 million hectares

1 min read10 Aug 2018
News

3 reasons to include ‘bajra’ in your diet

Bajra contains phytic acid, tannins and phenols, all potent antioxidants which help in preventing ageing and metabolic diseases like heart disease, stroke and cancer

1 min read2 Sep 2021
News

India giving rice and wheat production vast support, US tells WTO

India's apparent MPS for wheat appears to have been over 60% of the value of production in each of the last four years for which India has notified data, says US

1 min read10 May 2018
Politics

Govt targets to procure 32 million tonnes wheat in 2018-19

Wheat procurement target of 32MT is higher than the actual purchase of 30.82MT during 2017-18 marketing year

1 min read15 Feb 2018
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