Food For Thought
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The complex history of ‘happiness’ reveals that it is an unstable concept with political undertones
Over the course of history, happiness has been used to justify inhumane institutions like slavery.
Rob Boddice, Aeon
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China needs to go easy on salt to avoid worsening a health crisis
A Chinese adult’s average salt intake is more than twice the maximum recommendation set by the WHO.
Monique Tan, The Conversation
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Nutrient-packed fruits and vegetables native to India have all but disappeared from our food basket
How do we bring plants like kamranga, ambadi or kachnar in vogue?
Sanjiv Phansalkar
Trending
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Will I risk paralysis to get bail?’: Arvind Kejriwal denies eating sugary foods in prison
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Making a meal out of it: Brexit may change cost and composition of the typical English breakfast
Much of what goes in Britain’s most important meal of the day comes from outside the country.
Hana Trollman, The Conversation
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Indra Nooyi’s remarks on female-friendly chips spark an intense Twitter debate on women and food
Was the Pepsico CEO perpetrating a stereotype – or merely acknowledging it?
Scroll Staff
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With wonky vegetables and beer made from surplus bread, companies are trying to prevent food wastage
Each year, millions of tons of food and drinks destined for supermarkets are thrown away in Britain. A new crop of social enterprises is trying to prevent that.
Anna Pujol-Mazzini
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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‘Fat taxes’ on sugary beverages may be a quick fix but won’t halt obesity in the long run
While soda consumption has slumped in the developed West, markets are growing rapidly in Asia.
Asit K Biswas, Kris Hartley, The Conversation
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Why ‘know thyself’ is not just silly but also dangerous advice
There’s one big problem: people change
Bence Nanay
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How the curry came to London (and why after the UK election, it may never taste the same again)
By the 19th century, Victorian cookbooks were trying to assimilate the curry into British palates.
Arup K Chatterjee
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: Why did Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan hold a bring-your-own-food cabinet meeting?
If the UP CM has his animals, the MP CM has lunch to create a photo-op with.
Scroll Staff
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‘I’m blind and this is how I cook’: Watch MasterChef winner Christine Ha at her best
“Most of my cooking is done with my other senses.”
Scroll Staff
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Are extreme physical challenges like climbing Mount Everest tougher on vegans?
Questions were raised about the suitability of plant-based diets for high-altitude climbers after the death of a vegan mountaineer in May.
Anusha Subramanian
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time