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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.
Recipes from Reshma Aslam's kitchen diary. You can share your favourite recipes too!
Just 30 minutes and some basic ingredients are all you need to get this awesome basa capsicum dish, says reader Jayati Saha.
'Hope your weekend is less strenuous than ours,' says Kishore Singh.
The cultivators who take pride in feeding the world have no time to cook for themselves during the harvest season, and that is why they rely on the 2-minute noodles, finds out laxmi Negi/Rediff.com.
Denizens of the Nepalese village of Pikhel, who were not receiving expeditious relief in the aftermath of the terrible earthquake that struck their homeland, found aid from an Indian NGO that heard their voice even when the Nepalese government could not. Anusha Subramanian reports from the village.
We're an educated family, I said, let's not act like the mindless hordes who spread misinformation over WhatsApp, says Kishore Singh.
When Twinkle Khanna asked her celebrity friends what was in their dabba, everyone wrote in and sent their recipes as well. What does Katrina Kaif like to include in her dabba? She tells us here.
These, according the Lonely Planet, are must-indulge-in food experiences from across the world.
Never reheat fats and oils. Add less salt while cooking.
'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.
The company's milk powder has been declared unsafe by the Tamil Nadu Food Safety Wing
Future Group and V-Mart have put in place systems to prevent panic buying at their neighbourhood grocery stores.
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Dabur has launched 44 products during the year.
Sangeeta Talwar, one of India's first women bosses, tells women how they can succeed in the cut-throat word of business.
Just as Billa-Ranga had become symbols of everything that was wrong with the system many years ago, Nestle is now portrayed as the wickedest of the wicked. Every known food crime in India is now attributed to Nestle including deliberately increasing the level of lead in their noodles, as well as deliberately destroying the health of millions. That's not only unfair, it's downright idiotic, says Rajeev Srinivasan.
For those looking to follow a healthy diet, a combination of stir fried crunchy veggies makes for a delicious option.
A cyclone shelter building at Kelambakkam, which was recently given a fresh coat of paint, is the current home of nearly 100 Rohingyas who belong to 18 families. The neighbourhood is on the way to Mamallapuram, about 25 km from Tiruvanmiyur in south Chennai. While some Rohingya men work as butchers, some are helpers in restaurants and others do odd jobs like delivering goods on their fish cart.
Find out by answering (honestly) if you are eating more salt than you should
The relief material consists of items required urgently by the affected people, namely rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, tea, ready to eat noodles, biscuits, mosquito nets etc, it said.
Retailers, especially food and grocery chains, are clearly unhappy, saying the ban is impractical
This Mother's Day, strengthen the bond of love with your mother over delicious delicacies.
Chefs in Mumbai are unleashing their creativity to woo gourmets with global vegetarian fare. Mini Ribeiro picks her 10 favourite restaurants.
Say hello to these delightful foodies from Kolkata!
Are you a working mom with not much time on your hands? Guess, you need to put these clever hacks in practice now.
'With the largest number of malnourished people on the planet, India is poised to be a nation that significantly under-performs as an economy.'
The central government has said it will look into the matter.
They will seduce your taste buds with tempting food pics of ghee idli, chicken ghee roast biryani and mysore pak.
Rediff readers share their experiences of eating on Indian trains.
'The joke has gone on for far too long already. How about a happy ending?' asks Sukanya Verma.
Did you know Turmeric Latte or Haldi Doodh is trending abroad?
Their pics will send you into a food coma!
Aparna Kumar fought pneumonia and extreme weather conditions to make history.
'Whether it's a morning walk, an evening swim or an afternoon workout in the gym, just get moving.'
India consistently ranked among the top three countries whose products were rejected for import by the regulator.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera takes in the best of Bhutan, a beautiful little kingdom that has bundles and bundles of goodness to offer.
Food regulator has closed more than 15 files.