BBC This lab-grown Wagyu steak is ready to eat, but can’t be sold in the UK because it has not yet been approved Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the first time within two years from now, sooner than expected. The Food … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Food prices are expected to be under control in the coming year, going by advance estimates of crop output, but the government will keep monitoring prices and act … Read more
From the outside, Adam’s Pizza does not look like a takeaway restaurant. One might easily pass it by without knowing it is a pizzeria. But the regulars know it, students and IT professionals, too, know of it. Adam’s Pizza is a slice of passion and love for Sanoop AK and Jithu George. Opened on March … Read more
BJP MP Jagadish Shettar in a meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Friday, seeking financial approval for a National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management for Belagavi. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Union government has agreed to consider a proposal to set up a national-level food technology institute … Read more
Sahitya Akademi award winner Nanjil Nadan’s book ‘Nanjil Naatu Unavu’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Food is an integral part of society, and like the fine arts, it flourishes in regions where basic human needs are met. The food habits — both vegetarian and non-vegetarian — of Nanjil Nadu in Kanniyakumari district are, in a … Read more
Brands that make unhealthy foods will be able to get round the government’s junk food advertising ban if their adverts don’t show products that break the rules. From October 2025, foods that are high in fat or sugar will not be able to be advertised on television before 9pm, or in paid online advertising. But … Read more
Getty Images Certain types of porridge with added sugar are classified as “junk food” under the ban – though porridge products with no added sugar, salt or fat are exempt. Certain types of porridge, crumpets and breakfast cereals are included in a list of products that fall under a new junk food advertising ban. The … Read more
Food safety officers inspected the premises of K2 King Aqua and Beverages in Kacheguda on Thursday, November 14, 2024 | Photo Credit: In a major crackdown on sub-standard bottled water, food safety officers inspected the premises of K2 King Aqua and Beverages in Kacheguda on Thursday (November 14, 2024) and seized over 19,000 litres of … Read more
Much of the food we eat is grown with synthetic fertilizer, which is a huge source of climate change. But now, a seed with DNA-modified bacteria is reducing the amount of synthetic fertilizer that farmers have to apply to their fields. Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains. Source link
Anna Samuel | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Anna Samuel gifted her a father-in-law a potted succulent on his birthday. He kept it on a shelf with his collection of cacti. “When it was time to cut the birthday cake, I brought it to the table. That is when he realised it was a cake!” says … Read more