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Topic: turmeric

Use turmeric for more than ‘haldi doodh’. It can do wonders for your skin too

Turmeric's a valuable addition to any skincare routine – only if you ensure that it checks all the right boxes.

Inside Indian-American biochemist’s ‘haldi swindle’ that proposed spice as ‘cancer hack’

Bharat Aggarwal’s body of research focuses on the cancer-fighting ability of spices. However, he has faced multiple retractions amid allegations of fraudulent research.

PM Modi promises National Turmeric Board on Telangana visit — what it means for poll-bound state

Demand for National Turmeric Board has been a popular movement in north Telangana districts for the last two decades, especially in the Nizamabad-Nirmal belt.

Australia issues advisory on turmeric supplements — what it says & why you needn’t give up haldi yet

Advisory says turmeric supplements may be linked to risk of liver injuries in rare cases. It follows 2 severe cases, including 1 death, believed to be associated with such supplements.

Meghalaya’s turmeric now landing in UK, Netherlands. Mission Lakadong transformed farming

Many other Indian states produce more turmeric than Meghalaya but when it comes to quality, the numbers flip. Lakadong is the finest variety of the golden spice.

Don’t rely on turmeric to reduce pain and risk of cancer. Here’s what the evidence says

Plenty of articles claim the benefits of this spice for everything from brain function to reducing inflammation. But evidence seems limited.

Why turmeric, your go-to spice in the year of Covid, is going to be more expensive in 2021

Between January and February, price of turmeric powder has increased to Rs 250-270/kg from Rs 200-230/kg, while price of whole turmeric has risen to Rs 85-100/kg from Rs 40-60/kg. 

Recipe of India’s broken justice system — 4 mealworms in turmeric, 38 years, Supreme Court

There is no specific reason why anyone beyond a shopkeeper named Prem Chand and a few bureaucrats in Haryana might even know or care about this case but it tells a sad story.

Turmeric tales: How good old haldi is polarising India & the West but starting a dialogue

Turmeric is a superfood in the West now & golden milk turmeric latte, which Indians know as their regular haldi doodh, is being called a healthy alternative to coffee.

On Camera

TMC’s home run in Presidency looks secure. Why the math everywhere else is on shaky ground

If the 'math' fails this time, it would have less to do with the voters changing their minds, and more to do with the very ground beneath all calculations being swept away. 

Russia raking in a windfall from Hormuz blockade. Export revenues doubled to $19 bn in March, says IEA

Despite damage to key Russian oil infrastructure by Ukrainian drone strikes in March, International Energy Agency data shows Russia’s earnings in March were highest for any month since January 2024.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.