In the wake of the recent raids on hotels and the discovery of stale and unhygienic food being sold, the Kochi Corporation is planning to launch 50 mobile food courts in the city, the first of their

The government’s free-rice scheme, which has gone a long way in ensuring food security in Tamil Nadu, has had an adverse effect on tribals and villagers settled in core forest areas.

The free rice t

A 24-year-old man from Nepal on Monday caused tension at Chennai Central Railway Station when he climbed on top of the clock tower of the building. Deepak alias Roopan sneaked in and climbed the tower

The Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) has urged the government to implement the IMS Act strictly and punish violators.

The IMS Act prohibits manufacturers of baby food and formula from

Monsoon rains will not be enough to save the country from its first drought in three years, the weather office said on Thursday as it forecast that the El Nino weather pattern should reduce rains agai

The recent raids on hotels and eateries in the city by the food safety authorities and the corporation health squad have revealed that only less than 10 per cent of those in the food industry have pro

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday reviewed the drought-like situation in some parts of the country and its impact on prices with Food Minister K.V. Thomas who suggested stepping up imports of

More than 50 people fell ill and had to be hospitalised after partaking of a wedding feast in Kochi on Sunday. The police registered a case and arrested the owner of the catering service. The health s

The government today decided to release 2.9 lakh tonnes of more sugar in the open market to control the sweetener's price that has risen by Rs 3 a kg in a fortnight.

"Sugar prices are rising. We are

Now that the holy month of Ramzan has begun, many places in the city are dotted with wayside stalls selling snacks for breaking the fast.

Though there’s a sharp fall in the number of stalls this time