E-commerce companies are seeing an increase in demand for products such as fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, flour, rice, and lentils, and personal hygiene items like sanitisers and soaps and household cleaning products. Other products include instant noodles, baby food and Ayurvedic items. "There is even a huge spike in pet food," said a person.
Opposition parties, when they were in power, were in favour of these farm sector reforms, but did not take any decision back then, Modi said.
YCook can add a year of shelf life to food without the side effects of chemical preservatives.
Tainted by a doping offence a year ago, Indian footballer Rana Gharami has now become a hero in his home town, by lending a helping hand to those struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic. The 29-year-old former Odisha FC defender hails from Garalgacha in West Bengal's Hooghly district.
'If the money we spend on importing pulses reach our farmers, there won't be any suicides'
The BJP's manifesto speaks about the Prime Minister's vision of making 'Atmanirbhar Bihar'.
Although we all have tastebuds that are dying to sample all the yummy food around us, we must remember that anything in excess is bad.
The possibility of harassment by cops and fear of the unknown have forced a large number of truck drivers to abandon vehicles at the transport centres and flee home. Transport of goods remains badly hit as confusion remains among various stakeholders and road transport becomes the victim of disconnect between policy makers and local authorities.
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These recipes will tickle your tastebuds and ensure good health, says Sahana Shivprasad Shetty.
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'Our stomachs, accustomed now only to the blandness of stems and leaves, rumbled at unaccustomed aromas not intended for our consumption.' 'Heaven awaited on a platter -- but not for us,' sighs Kishore Singh.
We're an educated family, I said, let's not act like the mindless hordes who spread misinformation over WhatsApp, says Kishore Singh.
Along with medication, following a healthy diet along with regular exercise can help you fight the hormonal disorder, suggests gynecologist, obstetrician and IVF expert Dr Amit Patil.
Always boil water or at least filter it before drinking to avoid all possible water borne diseases.
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'Thanks to them, I have enough money to run my house for three months at least.'
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These foods will help you fight hypertension and lower blood pressure, says Dr Udgeath Dhir.
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Avoid oily foods, processed foods and artificial sugars, suggests nutritionist Anju Katara.
Nutritionist Komal Jethmalani tells you simple ways to improve your health in the New Year.
The strident support from the hotels comes at a time when the industry is itself caught off guard with a sharp dip in both in-bound traffic from foreign markets, reduced domestic traction as well as a total shut-down of MICE business that has led the country top players by market cap to lose over half their value in just a little over a month.
Pilates trainer Sheetal Shah suggests the right way to eat and diet.
Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan, head, wellness and well-being, Columbia Pacific Communities, shares simple, useful tips to fully recover from COVID-19.
To avoid binge eating, you need to control your mind and focus on your goal, says Komal Jethmalani.
Trivedi on Wednesday was going to appear in another PIL about rigged admissions to private medical colleges.
In Indranee Ghosh's latest book you will discover some untold secrets about the hill station in the north east of India.
Canine lover and dog trainer Pooja Sathe Gawande answers your queries.
The commerce department has said that earnings through the new tax will equal the losses faced by Indian industry after the US tariffs on steel and aluminium.
As of December 2018, a total amount of Rs 51,513 crore has been infused into PSBs.
Behind the movement are shock-workers functioning quietly to ensure that a seemingly spontaneous, apolitical, grassroots mobilisation sustains itself without dribbling into chaos or violence. Sai Manish lists some of them.
Usher in the Parsi New Year with delicious dishes, says Mini Ribeiro.
Most farmers depend on rainwater for farming.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is unique as it aims to simultaneously battle two hardships many poverty-ridden Indians endure: starvation and lack of education.
Sixty-five years after his grandfather bought 3,500 acres in Mumbai, Adi Godrej is finally ready to develop it.
No, they are not you or me, says Geetanjali Krishna.
Eatwithindia is creating an event wherein 36 royal families will play host and share their culinary traditions.
Responding to concerns over the rise in inflation to 5.45 per cent, Finance Minister P Chidabaram said on Sunday that there was a supply-side constraint on essential commodities like pulses and the government would look at higher duty-free imports
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