Mini Mohan shares a Christmas recipe for cake lovers.
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.
Dumplings of chickpea flour in a yoghurt gravy with rotis make for a simple, tasty meal
This humble sabzi makes for a nutritious meal with warm rotis.
Corn cooked up with colocasia leaves or arbi ka patta is a Maharashtrian special.
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
An easy recipe for a mid-week meal.
Vidhya Pant remembers the Diwalis celebrated in her home in Shillong in the 1960s.
A raseela aloo that incorporates nutritious drumsticks.
Each of Navratri's nine days has their own colour and the hue associated with Day 1 is yellow.
GM is already in our food chain for years. The approval for indigenous GM mustard should put fake fear-mongering to rest, says Shekhar Gupta
No vegetables in your larder? Never mind. Worry not. Use peanuts.
A fragrant, spiced yoghurt-cashew curry is the place for fillets of rohu.
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.
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.
What tastes better with dahi-rice, dal-chawal or puris than the season's newly-made home pickle?
Jazz up your summer lunch plate with this tangy potato curry.
Modi government is pushing GM food crops without adequate safety assessment and transparency, claim activists.
A vegetable curry made using the signature vindaloo paste.
Broccoli can make a yum starter when marinated and baked.
Kerala pumpkin curry has to be the best way to eat kadu. And ever tried an imli-ginger relish?
Two interesting starters for a rainy day.
A tad sweet, but chatpata too, this distinctive Mahrashtrian dish is a festive special.
A gourmet recipe of Shikampuri kebabs and several more for kebab preparations.
Once you overcome the challenge of cutting and cleaning jackfruit, it will be a breeze to make this dish.
'I've never done anything cliche and I've never got anything cliche.'
The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Thursday even though flood waters started have receding in many parts of the state, officials said.
A green banana fish curry for the vegetarian in you.
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