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3 Mins Read What exactly is vegan food? While France moved last week to ban language commonly used to describe plant-based products such as “steak” or “sausage,” India says it is now moving to further clarify the definition of vegan food in order to curb the sales of fake vegan options. “Vegan food means the food or food […]
3 Mins Read A new joint report from business technology outfit CIIE.Co and the Good Food Institute (GFI) claims that cultivated meat could radically transform India’s food system. Stronger national food security, a more climate resilient food supply chai and reliable nutrition were all cited as major reasons why. The caveat? The report states that without significant government […]
3 Mins Read ITC, one of India’s largest conglomerates, has announced it is to enter the plant-based meat sector. The FMCG giant is a domestic favourite, producing products that are bought by Indian households the world over. Due to its size, ITC moving into the meat-free sector is likely to impact the export market positively. Owner of the […]
3 Mins Read Taste and nutrition giant Kerry has undertaken a study into demand for meat alternatives, identifying India as a particularly high-growth market for plant-based foods. Findings demonstrated an overall openness to animal-free foods in the country of more than one billion. Taste, texture, and suitability for regional dishes were identified as significant purchase factors. In India, […]
4 Mins Read To support budding Indian entrepreneurs and their ideas for a better food system, the India Smart Protein Innovation Challenge (ISPIC) has returned for its second year. Launched by GFI India and partners, the competition is now open to participants to come up with solutions for “key whitespaces” across the alt-protein value chain, from plant-based meat […]
4 Mins Read A recent study found that India’s groundwater is depleting, and this could spell doom for some of the country’s most important crops.
3 Mins Read GoodDot has raised funding from Sixth Sense Ventures, marking the first VC investment into the Indian plant-based meat space.
4 Mins Read Blue Tribe Foods unveiled vegan chicken nuggets and keema to help consumers transition to a sustainable diet in the Tricity famous for meat.
3 Mins Read Indian food tech PlantMade has entered the plant-based meat space with the country’s first 100% vegan lamb seekh kebabs.
9 Mins Read By: Sarath Guttikunda Delhi has once again topped the chart of the world’s capital cities with the worst PM2.5 annual average levels in 2020. Another 34 Indian cities are in the top 50, according to the report by IQAir. That this is after months of lockdown and restricted industrial activity across the country that led to some decrease in […]
8 Mins Read Chirag Sabunani of Supplant Foods is deploying material science expertise to create unique plant ingredients, and taking a deeper look at food formulation with novel products like chickpea flour, and understanding how texture plays a key role in making meat ‘meaty’. Supplant’s mission is to supply these ingredients to plant-based companies across the world, and […]
2 Mins Read An idea that a weaver came up with two decades ago, saris made sustainably from banana fibre have revived a tradition in the suburb of Anakaputhur in Chennai, India. This tradition that stretches back 90 years was threatened in the 1960s when Nigeria began banning textile imports, which translated in massive losses for Anakaputhur’s weavers. […]
5 Mins Read Tell us a little bit about yourself. I have been in the health and fitness industry for most of my life. I started one of the first women’s health and fitness centers in New Delhi, India 20 years ago and hosted my own fitness show on television. Following this experience, I went to Canada to […]
6 Mins Read What is a Dosha? The Ayurvedic concept of prakruti, which translates literally from Sanskrit as “nature, ” refers to our natural mind-body constitution – the unique characteristics that each of us is born with, perceptible through emotions, behavior, body type, metabolism, and health tendencies. The overall nature of a persons constitution is largely determined by […]
3 Mins Read 1. Know thy dosha You don’t have to become an expert but understanding your dosha – (your Ayurvedic mind-body constitution) is akin to understanding your own mind-body blueprint. If nothing else, it will equip you with better information about yourself for your next conversation with your doctor or healthcare provider. Find out what your dominant dosha in […]
4 Mins Read By Reenita Hora Malhotra My late grandparents had a longevity mantra that was synonymous with the objective of Ayurveda, India’s ancient medicine: to live long you must live life to your full potential. Today, we lead more stressful lives than our grandparents did as we have consciously brought complexity into the framework of […]