Tag: Agricultural Transformation, Food Systems & Nutrition Transition
Study: Causes of Obesity in India Depend on Age, Gender, and Where You Live
Obesity is on the rise in India, and a new front in the struggle to improve nutrition in the country of 1.36 billion people has emerged. New research from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) sheds light on…
Transitioning to an Obese India: Demographic and Structural Determinants of the Rapid Rise in Overweight Incidence
Abstract Read a policy brief based on this study. India, which has long suffered from undernutrition, has seen a rapid rise in overweight incidence in the last decade and a half. These changes are characterized by significant within-country differences in overweight incidence that vary by...
The Diversified Food System in India: Are We Budgeting Well?
TCI-TARINA Policy Brief No. 12, May 2018
Towards Developing Diversified Food Systems in Bihar for Improving Nutritional Outcomes
TCI-TARINA Policy Brief No. 11, May 2018
Crop-neutral Agricultural Policy: Creating a Level Playing Field for More Nutritious, Non-staple Foods in India
TCI-TARINA Policy Brief No. 9, October 2017
Seeing the Whole Picture: India’s Triple Burden of Malnutrition
TCI-TARINA Policy Brief No. 6, May 2017
Spatial Analysis: Visualizing Shifts in Indian Agriculture
TCI-TARINA Policy Brief No. 3, October 2016
Sufficiency of Macronutrients and Micronutrients in the Indian Food Supply
TCI-TARINA Policy Brief No. 2, October 2016
Shaping Favorable Policies to Achieve Food Systems Diversity in India: An Agenda for Action
TCI-TARINA Policy Brief No. 1, September 2016
Sowing Trouble: The Beginnings of an Alcohol Problem?
On June 2, 2021, the Indian government announced a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for several key sectors of the economy. Under this scheme, the fuel companies will be required to sell gasoline containing up to 20 percent ethanol by 2023, with the view to reduce dependency on oil imports and lower carbon dioxide emissions in cities. (Ethanol adds extra oxygen to petrol which lowers the emission of harmful gases and is shown to significantly reduce air pollution.) This target implies that India will need 1,000 crore liters of ethanol against the nation’s current capacity of 684 crore liters.