Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Quick innovation is key to achieving flat path or reducing global warming, said Dr V. Prakash, former Director, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI). Delivering the Business Line Club lecture on “The management of global warming and the impact on life and lifestyle” sponsored by Syndicate Bank for the MBA …
CUMIN or jeera, extensively used in Indian cuisine, is known to possess antiparasitic and antimicrobial properties. It is also used to cure fever and as a painkiller. One of the variants of cumin, bitter cumin (kalijiri), has been studied for its antianalgesic and astringent properties. It is a dried seed …
Chennai: Customs has detained over 1,250 tonnes of wheat imported from Australia in 50 containers at Chennai port. The consignment was found to contain more than permissible levels of pesticide chloropyrifos. Three clearing agents were arrested on charges of attempting to get clearance for the consignment using fake documents. The …
The Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) here, in association with the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai, and other organisations, have launched an initiative to end chronic hunger in the Kalahandi-Bolangir-Koraput (KBK) regions of Orissa by 2015. The initiative is part of an integrated approach to achieve Millennium Development …
Noted agriculture scientist and Rajya Sabha member M S Swaminathan on Thursday called for a comprehensive plan to ensure food security in the coming years, in the wake of climate change and shrinking agricultural sector. In his address at the diamond jubilee lecture series at the Central Food Technological Research …
The launch of Palm Lahar soft drink could have gone unnoticed as just another cola launch, had it not been for the owner of the brand. Unbelievable as it may sound, it's the tourism-minded government of Kerala. The drink is made of palm sugar, cane sugar and carbonated water, based …
