Food And Ecology
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Sales of plant-based meat may be suffering due to an ideological divide over the environment
Advertising content based on the environment turned off the conservative consumers involved, say researchers.
Jennifer Yule, The Conversation
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The world’s food production systems are broken. What will it take to fix them?
Current systems, which rely on industrial agriculture and fossil fuel extraction, are contributing to many of the very crises that make them vulnerable.
Babafemi Oyewole & Estrella Penunia
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In Odisha, seed banks are bringing back traditional and organic methods of farming
The indigenous seeds have proven to be climate resilient and cheaper, leading more farmers to opt for them in times of increasing extreme weather events.
Tazeen Qureshy, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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No one spared in ‘NewsClick’ raids – young staffers, part-time employees, freelance contributors
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What recourse does Canada have under international law after accusing India of assassination?
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After spending Rs 33,000 crore, has the Indian government finally managed to clean the Ganga?
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A Muslim teenager’s Instagram account was hacked weeks before Satara erupted in violence
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Watch: Man dances inside Mumbai local train, railways ask commuters not to ‘perform such activities’
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India’s dietary guidelines have 4.5 times lower carbon footprint than United States’
A country’s dietary guidelines can influence consumers’ choices and carbon footprints.
Sahana Ghosh
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World Vegan Day: Why we celebrate this day, history and significance
World Vegan Day was first celebrated in the year 1994.
Scroll Staff
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The World Peace Diet: Could eating only plant-based foods help reverse global warming?
Nothing more fully and powerfully influences the daily lives of everyone than our food, food choices and food systems.
Kathleen Kevany, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Baby crocodile spotted in swimming pool in Dadar, Mumbai
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Watch: Robot dogs replace human volunteers to carry discuses at Asian Games in Hangzhou
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Watch: Major traffic jam in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally area as people rush to newly opened Lulu Mall
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Watch: Dutch musician Emma Heesters sings the hit Hindi song ‘Chaleya’
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Watch: Teenager modifies Maruti 800 into Rolls-Royce-inspired luxury car
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Is climate change making our dal and roti less nutritious?
The food we eat is changing.
Maya Kilpadi
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Your chocolate bar may be fuelling deforestation in West Africa
Large area of forest reserves in Ivory Coast have been converted to illegal cocoa plantations to meet demand, a campaign group says.
Anna Pujol-Mazzini
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As millets become the new ‘it’ food, the Dongria Kondh community is looking for long-lost varieties
Once thought a poor man’s grain, millets have become a favourite health food.
Manipadma Jena
The Reel
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Watch: Ravi Teja in action thriller ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’
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‘12th Fail’ trailer: Vikrant Massey plays a UPSC applicant
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Book versus movie: Bengali film ‘Herbert’ says if the source story is great, don’t tinker with it
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Start the week with a film: In ‘A Fantastic Woman’, a trans singer hits the right notes
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Watch: Gigi Scaria’s film revisits memories of meeting Mahatma Gandhi
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First spoons, now chopsticks: Edible cutlery is being developed for a zero-waste future
The challenge is to make the cutlery durable and yet tasty.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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'Why I don't advocate vegetarianism': Indian environmentalist Sunita Narain explains her position
Even though vegetarian diets are considered better for the environment, the country does not consume too much meat and many farmers depend on livestock rearing.
Sunita Narain
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We’ve calculated the environmental cost of a loaf of bread. Here’s what you can do about it
The main source of global warming isn't baking or transport, but fertiliser used to grow wheat.
Peter Horton, The Conversation
The Field
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India at Asian Games, Oct 4 schedule: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain to fight for gold
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Asian Games, Boxing: Preeti Pawar keeps up with reputation to cause upsets after memorable campaign
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Watch, Asian Games: Parul Chaudhary, Priti Lamba earn double podium for India in 3000m steeplechase
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Watch, Asian Games: Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes youngest Indian centurion in T20s as team beats Nepal
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ISL 2023-24: Carlos Martinez helps FC Goa sink Punjab FC