More wonderful greens for a hearty monsoon meal.
Millets, dal and a bunch of spices can be steamed together for an awesome version of this rice cake.
Dumplings of chickpea flour in a yoghurt gravy with rotis make for a simple, tasty meal
The government on Wednesday increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat by Rs 150 to Rs 2,425 per quintal for the 2025-26 marketing season, a move that comes ahead of key state elections. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved price hikes for six rabi crops, with increases ranging from Rs 130 to Rs 300 per quintal for the 2025-26 marketing season beginning April 2025. "Like for kharif crops, there is a significant increase in the MSP for rabi crops," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a media briefing after the Cabinet meeting.
Lillian Carter, a trained nurse and a Peace Corps worker, spent two years of her life, when she was in her late 60s, serving the poor in India, in the 1960s. She was posted as a volunteer to Vikhroli, then a village 30 km outside of Mumbai and a Godrej township, and was there from 1966 to 1968.
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There has been strong opposition from organisations influential with the government against approval to GM foods.
Corn cooked up with colocasia leaves or arbi ka patta is a Maharashtrian special.
Vidhya Pant remembers the Diwalis celebrated in her home in Shillong in the 1960s.
This humble sabzi makes for a nutritious meal with warm rotis.
Each of Navratri's nine days has their own colour and the hue associated with Day 1 is yellow.
A fragrant, spiced yoghurt-cashew curry is the place for fillets of rohu.
We'd invited you, our readers, to share recipes cooked with mustard oil. Here Nalini Kudalkar tells us how to make potato and parwal sabzi.
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Patanjali Ayurved spokesman said, "Our present commercial is based on facts and research."
A raseela aloo that incorporates nutritious drumsticks.
Mahatma Gandhi showed India how to fight for Independence using khadi. Today khadi and handloom have become one of the many incredible faces India shows the world.
No vegetables in your larder? Never mind. Worry not. Use peanuts.
An easy recipe for a mid-week meal.
A vegetable curry made using the signature vindaloo paste.
Jazz up your summer lunch plate with this tangy potato curry.
What tastes better with dahi-rice, dal-chawal or puris than the season's newly-made home pickle?
Kerala pumpkin curry has to be the best way to eat kadu. And ever tried an imli-ginger relish?
A tad sweet, but chatpata too, this distinctive Mahrashtrian dish is a festive special.
Broccoli can make a yum starter when marinated and baked.
Two interesting starters for a rainy day.
'I've never done anything cliche and I've never got anything cliche.'
A gourmet recipe of Shikampuri kebabs and several more for kebab preparations.
The government on Friday said it is taking a hard look at the proposed introduction of genetically modified mustard and such food crops in the country and trials are going on for the purpose.\n\n
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