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 …
The National Green Tribunal has imposed an environment compensation of Rs 10 lakhs on a Noida- based water bottling unit for extracting groundwater without requisite permission since 2009. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim also ordered a joint inspection of Beltek Canadian Water Ltd by the Central Pollution Control …
LHASA - A train full of Tibetan bottled water left Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, and headed for the city of Ningbo in eastern China's Zhejiang province Wednesday morning. It is the first of a regular set of cargo trains to bring bottled drinking water from Tibet …
BERAHMPUR: An illegally-run packaged drinking water unit located at Sukunda Road in Berhampur was sealed by the Berhampur Municipal Corporation on Monday evening. The officials of the district administration and the civic body raided the factory, which produces water pouches and water bottles, before shutting it. The corporation banned preparation …
Aug 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) under the direction of Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen will be enforcing plastic mineral water bottling standards starting September 1. Minister Bathiudeen said the CAA has detected that a number of brands are using low quality Polymer/Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) …
CHENNAI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is tightening safety standards for packaged drinking water and plans to come out with norms for spring natural water. "There is some gap in the safety standards for packaged drinking water. At present there is no standard for spring natural …
This year is on track to see Americans’ consumption of bottled water outpace their soda drinking for the very first time. According to Euromonitor, a market research firm, the average American will buy 27.4 gallons of bottled water, compared to 26.2 gallons of soda drinks. Is this a good thing? …
Bottled water is growing much faster than carbonated drinks in India, mirroring a global trend as consumers go off sugary beverages, said researcher Euromonitor. Packaged water grew 23-25% in year to March, more than twice the rate at which sodas grew. In the current year, bottled water sales in the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satpal & Ors. Vs. State of Haryana & Ors. dated 28/07/2016 regarding illegal extraction of groundwater by 43 bottling units, Faridabad, Haryana. CGWA has revealed in its reply that CGWA had declared the whole of Municipal Corporation of Faridabad and …
One of the emerging sectors in Coimbatore is packaged drinking water, with the city having more than 60 units. According to a food safety official, all the food units have to obtain a licence. While there are many packaged drinking water units, only 40 have licence. “Due to urbanisation, there …
Customers prefer mineral water to boiled water,they say Among the decisions that the city Corporation took on Friday to control plastic waste in the city is one which could cause some worry to restaurateurs. The civic body has banned the serving of packaged drinking water at hotels and marriage halls …
The civic authorities in the district are likely to face the task of managing and disposing comparatively high volume of plastic waste generated due to the unusual spike in bottled water consumption this year because of water scarcity. A conservative estimate by the bottled water manufacturers and dealers puts the …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Indian Railways Caterer's Association & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/05/2016 regarding sub standard quality of bottled water with the brand name 'Rail Neer' supplied by Indian Railways. The Court noted that the reports of analysis …
Green Tribunal directs the company to pay Rs. 20,000 into account of Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust in two weeks The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench here has imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000 on a Chennai-based packaged drinking water unit, which continued to function despite an order to close …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Shanmuga Aqua Industries Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 27/04/2016 regarding running of a packaged drinking water Unit without obtaining consent under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and also without obtaining …
The risks of serious environmental and social impact caused by poorly-managed supply chains can be avoided with improved practices that will also benefit business, according to a new guide released by WWF. The guide, “Asian Fast Moving Consumer Goods – A Sustainability Guide for Financiers and Companies”, is the first-ever …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Legal Aid, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 22/02/2016 regarding water packaging industry extracting groundwater from the industrial area of Bawana and Narela, Delhi. Related Order Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding packaged …
CHENNAI: The water packaging units declared unsafe in the state will continue to down shutters said the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal stating its earlier interim order regarding the units will remain unchanged. The NGT, had suo motu, taken up a petition to assess the safety of drinking …
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are widely used as packaging material for natural mineral water. However, trace levels of acetaldehyde can migrate into natural mineral water during the shelf life and might influence the taste of the PET bottled water. 2-Aminobenzamide is widely used during PET bottle production as a scavenging …
Subrata Mukherjee, Bengal's minister for panchayat and public health engineering department launched -- Pran Dhara -- a packaged drinking water which is cheaper than any other bottled water. Bengal's PHE department is producing the bottled water and will be marketing it through a private agency. Mukherjee said that chef minister …
Water packaging companies deplete wells People of Alasandhapuram and scores of other villages in Natrampalli block submitted a petition to the collector to stop packed water companies from exploiting ground water that is already depleting. The memorandum was submitted by R. Ravi, panchayat president of Alasandhapuram and scores of other …
