Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
Scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute, Pune have shown that using nanofertilizers in right doses can enhance nutritional quality of wheat by increasing its zinc content. The team has developed a zinc-nanofertiliser (Zn-CNP -
Researchers at University of Sydney have aimed to help clear up conflicting dietary advice around egg consumption. Led by Dr. Nick Fuller from the University’s Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders at
A large scale study claims that consuming just one gram of fish oil daily could help reduce the pain of patients with osteoarthritis, and improve their cardiovascular health, a large-scale study claims. Researchers from the University of Surrey in the UK
A group of researchers at the Indian Insitute of Technology (IIT), Madras has developed a novel technique to detect various hydrocarbons, importantly, paraffin oil contamination in coconut oil samples. Detecting ions using paper spray ionisation
Researchers working on a joint project of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur, and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai on three traditional rice varieties cultivated largely by tribal farmers of Chhattisgarh have been found
Research on metabolic syndrome often focusses on postprandial hyperglycemia-the state of high blood sugar in the body after eating a meal- that has harmful effects on the body, including blocking blood vessels and increasing risks
A new study in India has found bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotic in fresh food samples such as chicken, fish and vegetables. Experts from Apollo Cancer Institute, Chennai and CMC Vellore, have
A team of researchers at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Colombia and the University of Guelph in Canada were in search for ways to solve the melting issue of ice creams with the use of
A team of scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) has discovered a new cost-effective, zero-waste method of extracting oil from pomegranate seeds, which also yields high-quality protein and dietary fibres. In
An epidemiological study conducted by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Seoul National University suggests that people deficient in vitamin D may be at much greater risk of developing diabetes.