The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Ruchita Saxena / Mumbai July 23, 2008, 0:48 IST Kingfisher, Bisleri seek to steal the thunder from Tatas. Indian bottlers are waking up to the magic of Himalaya, with at least half a dozen companies, including Ramesh Chauhan's Bisleri, the UB Group and others scrambling to use the name in …
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Pakistan, a non-governmental organisation, has highlighted serious flaws in the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report concerning the extension of a multinational bottled-water company's purification plant at Sheikhupura. The company has requested the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to let it extend its existing purification plant. It …
Diversification plan aimed at boosting its flagging profits. Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), the country's second largest oil marketing company, plans to diversify into bottled water and direct to home (DTH) services in an attempt to boost its profits. The company reported a 91 per cent decline in its fourth quarter …
TIMES VIEW Keep off the business of faith Who said the government is insensitive to the needs of the public? Keeping in mind the religious sentiments of many Hindus, post offices in Ghaziabad have started to sell bottled Ganga water. They will earn a commission on each bottle sold. A …
An ubiquitous chemical found in hard plastic water bottles, DVDs, CDs and hundreds of other common items came under increased pressure Friday when Canada said it's potentially harmful and may ban its use in baby bottles. Health Canada made the announcement shortly after a U.S. company said it would stop …
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) in a joint operation on Monday night seized huge quantity of date expired bottled mineral water and tea from two stores of Rajshahi city. Acting on a tip-off, the joint team conducted drives at Misti Enterprise and Kundu Bekari …
www.dasani.com This website is prefaced by a question: "What makes your mouth water?' Before you have a moment to think, the answers come thick and fast. "The crisp taste of Dasani. Delicious Dasani flavours
An extract from our weekly column on business SO THE emperor really isn't wearing any clothes. Last week PepsiCo announced that the label on its Aquafina brand of bottled water will soon carry the words "public water source", instead of the innocent-looking "p.w.s.". That's right: Aquafina is to all intents …
In a move to check global warming and save taxpayers' money, San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom recently banned the use of bottled water even in water coolers. The ban came into effect from July 1, 2007. Newsom cited the environmental impact of making, transporting and disposing of the bottles as …
Shielding herself from the fierce afternoon sun with a bright dupatta, Urmila lowers her bucket deep into the heart of the well. As she draws out bucket after bucket of water, Urmila talks about how the water level has never been this low. "The colour and quality of the water …
AT the fourth World Water Forum held in Mexico City in March 2006, the 120-nation assembly could not reach a consensus on declaring the right to safe and clean drinking water a human right. Millions of people the world over do not have access to potable water supply. But it …
in a remarkable verdict, the Sindh High Court recently stopped multinational company Nestle from setting up a water extracting plant in Karachi's Gadap area for manufacturing bottled water for the us troops in Afghanistan. The plant would have led to depletion of the aquifer in the dry region, and caused …
The safety of the Bisleri bottled water brand is once again in question. On October 25, 2004, the Maharashtra Food and Drug administration (FDA) ordered Parle Bisleri, the brand's manufacturer, to immediately stop production at its two Mumbai units. The reason cited was non-compliance with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) …
On March 19, 2004, over 500,000 bottles of Coca Cola's Dasani bottled water was recalled within 24 hours in the United Kingdom (uk). The Food Standards Agency (fsa), uk's official watchdog for food safety and standards, said that Dasani might have broken guidelines designed to protect shoppers from misleading marketing. …
COCA COLA'S British operation has withdrawn 500,000 bottles of Dasani water from the market, after bromate levels higher than the standard were detected in the product. Bromate is a derivative of bromide, and increases cancer risk over long-term exposure. Dasani was launched in UK in December last year, and had …
There is never any end to learning. And so, surprises. We have learnt, over 20 years, that environmental governance in India is lackadaisical. Still, the extent of irresponsibility never fails to surprise. Some months ago we did a study on pesticides in bottled water. We were really looking at pesticides …
Water Filter The confusion resulting from reports about pesticides in bottled water and soft drinks saw a few companies sneak-ride upon the concerns of the bewildered common man. Take, for instance, the ad for Usha Brita Waterguard (in The Hindustan Times, September 6, 2003), which instead of detailing the cleaning …
