Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Genetically engineered food produced from crops which will not rot will now be savoured by the British. Zeneca Group Plc has just received a green signal from the UK to launch cans of genetically-processed tomato paste in the market. British consumers are familiar with genetically modified yeasts and enzymes used …
The competition between international cola giants in India may well lead to the introduction of diet colas that contain sweeteners banned by the Union health ministry under the Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) laws. The existing food additive law prescribed by the Central Committee on Food Standards and the PFA …
By harvesting the world's first crop of genetically-engineered wheat, the Swiss-owned Ciba Seeds has shown that scientists can alter the characteristics of important cereals reliably, by giving them genes from other species. Within a few years, the work is expected to result in new wheat varieties with increased resistance to …
US drug companies are responding to criticism of the high cost of prescription medicines by putting out a new message for consumers: "We are not out to fleece you. We are, in fact, toiling hard to 'discover' drugs that will cure terminal diseases". They have kicked off a television advertising …
INDIAN farmers are cashing in on the Western fad for organically produced food. But before organic farmers can start dreaming of the greenback, it is virtually essential for their produce to get international accreditation or recognition. Kurunji Organic Food India Pvt Ltd (KOFIL), a Tamil Nadu-based agency, was the first …
A CHILD at a blind school in the Okhla industrial area of Delhi feels his way around the school's grounds during recess, one hand clutching a stick and the other, a glass of milk shake. A curious combination, but the mystery is soon solved. The milk shake comes from the …
ECONOMIC reforms launched in India in July 1991 were aimed at bridging fiscal and monetary imbalances and reducing the balance of payments. Associated with these conspicuous disproportions was the environmental imbalance, which economists set aside as externalities. But with increasing global concern about the environment, India, too, has started responding …
GREEN IMPLICATIONS Though a few proposals in the 1991 budget may be termed eco-friendly, the overall trend remains hostile towards the environment Commodity or item Pre-Budget New Budget Remarks Raw material and items for solar energy and wind-operated power generation 40% import duty 15-20% import duty Definitely positive step towards …
A report by a scientist claiming Indian chocolates are deliciously dangerous because they contain excessive cancer-causing nickel has sent the manufacturers to court and set off a panic among consumers. Not surprisingly, in the nasty slanging match that has followed, the manufacturers and M C Saxena. seem to be quoting …
Insurance companies, Indian government are the mainstay of the tobacco-driven company It is fairly well known that ITC Limited, India’s biggest blue-chip company, earns its bread and butter from selling tobacco products like cigarettes and cigars. Its revenue for 2011-12 is a mammoth Rs 36,000 crore (US $7.2 billion) and …
Is your love for red and processed meat getting you into trouble? The World Health Organisation seems to think so. It has released a report stating that consumption of red and processed meat is linked to cancer of the stomach, colon and pancreas. But is a renouncement of meat the …
Honey में मिलावट का खेल सामने आया है. जितने बड़े Brand का आप Honey इस्तेमाल को सोचते होंगे उन सारे ही Brands के Honey में Sugar Syrup की मिलावट का वाख्या सामने आया है. चाहे Dabur हो या Patanjali, ये बड़े Brands के Honey में मिलावट पाई गई है.
DNA: CSE has found that Chinese sugar syrup is being added to the honey by most companies In this part of the DNA, we will do the DNA Test of International honey mafias. According to the information, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found that Chinese sugar syrup …
On The Urban Debate tonight, Tanvi Shukla discusses the adulteration of honey that has been claimed by Delhi based advocacy group, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Wednesday. CSE has claimed that 77 percent of samples from India's top honey brands were found to use the modified syrup in …
In this episode of Aapki Khabar Aapka Fayda, know about what CSE has declared about the honey and what's the connection between China and the companies manufacturing honey.
