How a walk around a colony in South Delhi’s bustling life, gave a student a peek at how many of us make our food choices
In Jim Corbett, I learned that true “good food” is fresh, local, and nourishing—like the simple Kumaoni breakfast that gave strength, balance, and a taste of tradition
How an adolescent is spreading awareness regarding the excessive junk food consumption as it is fueling health issues and environmental pollution, prompting calls for awareness and action.
In conversation with four industry experts, Down To Earth discovers the purpose and benefits of adding Millets to your daily diet. Nutritionist and Dietician Ishi Khosla, Entrepreneur Pallavi Upadhyaya, Chef Rajiv Malhotra, and Chef Jatin Mallick, join us in exploring and understanding the economy of Millets as well as explaining how Millets farming can be a game changer for farmers and consumers to sustain healthy living and fight climate change.
Read stories from 'On a Good Food Hunt' and check out the comics on our website. Fill in the speech bubbles with your best lines. The wittiest, wisest words win a cool prize! So read up, scribble out, and let Babbi speak through you!
Celebrating India’s culinary heritage through 200+ traditional recipes spotlighting local ingredients, mindful food habits, and regional flavors—live-tasted and honored by chefs and food experts at a vibrant public showcase.
Food is happiness (and vice versa). We may never need an excuse to sink our teeth into a lip-smacking delicacy, but what food do we eat when we want to celebrate? What festivals do we celebrate as an excuse to savour the season’s first delights? What is the connection between the food we eat, the festivals we have, and our environment? In this day and age of food that is fast and largely unhealthy, do our festivals play a role in bringing to our plates food that is good? Let’s get a taste of it all, as we step into this festival season...
Understanding why we celebrate harvest festivals, what are their diversities, and how they connect us with our environment.
Year after year, we cola manufacturers exploit millions of people across the globe by indiscriminate extraction of their groundwater. We harvest billions in profit. Millions go thirsty, but who cares?
Watery Wonders: Babbi and Family Explore the Tasty Offerings of Our Disappearing Wetlands
The Magic of Millets: Babbi and Family Rediscover the Goodness of Traditional Millet Recipes!
Rediscovering Tradition: How Local Ingredients and Sustainable Recipes Can Nurture Health, Heritage, and the Planet
Bored of Eating at Home? Babbi and Family Show the Way to Spice Up Life with Healthy Streetfood Snacks!
A Picnic of Flavors: Babbi and Friends Discover the Joy of Traditional Food at Lodhi Garden!
How a student-led campaign against junk food transformed a school and inspired lifelong lessons in health and leadership.
In lieu of the Modi era, the Budget 2024-25 took a step forward from 2021 when PM Modi launched 35 crop varieties to address climate change and malnutrition. FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced that new 109 high-yielding and climate-resilient varieties of 32 crops will be released for farmers in this financial year. The govt will undertake comprehensive review of research to develop climate resilient seeds.
In an increasingly climate-risked world what should be our food like? The 4th book in our First Food series brings you some answers in the form of unique recipes and ingredients, culled out from age-old wisdom and traditional knowledge of communities. Sourced from local biodiversity, from weeds and trees, long-lasting seeds, plants with short life-cycles and even those parts of plants that generally go waste. Foods that are very different from those produced by our current unsustainable agriculture systems.
A study conducted in 2012 by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment cautioned that junk food contains excess amount of salt and are bad for health.
A herb with beautiful white flowers with broad, heart-shaped leaves. Unlike its appearance, it has a fish-like taste and smell. Hence, the name, Fish Mint! But why are we talking about Fish Mint?
The medicinal properties and benefits of fish mint have been documented in ancient texts of traditional Chinese and Japanese medicines, as well as Ayurveda and Siddha. The herb which is believed to be a native of Southeast Asia grows easily on moist soils and is resistant to flooding...
This video explains why we should be worried about climate change vis-a-vis nutritional security. Climate change could actually make our food less nutritious.
As a takeaway from our summer camp, E-camp Extravaganza, we recommend four enlightening videos for you to watch. The first video explores the fascinating link between food and the environment, highlighting how our eating habits impact the planet. The second video discusses the future of food, revealing how climate change can lead to nutrition deficiencies. The third is an engaging explainer on fish mint, a unique medicinal herb that tastes like fish and offers numerous health benefits. Lastly, the fourth video alerts viewers to the harmful ingredients and ill-effects of junk food, particularly instant noodles, emphasizing the need for healthier choices. Enjoy learning!
