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 …
Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of Dr. D. A. Prabakar Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 21/11/2016 regarding Pepsi Cola and Coca Cola in the SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre, Gangaikondan Village, Maanur Taluk, Tirunelveli District using water from Tamirabarani River for the purpose of …
Sugary drinks are the leading single source of empty calories in young people’s diets and directly contribute to diet-related diseases, including obesity and diabetes. Each 8-ounce serving of a sugary drink added to a child’s diet increases his or her risk of obesity by 60%.4. Advertising exposure for these unhealthy …
In an article that forms part of the PLoS Medicine series on Big Food, Kelly Brownell offers a perspective on engaging with the food industry, and argues that governments and the public health community should be working for regulation, not collaboration.
In an article that forms part of the PLoS Medicine series on Big Food, Corinna Hawkes and colleagues provide a perspective from South Africa on the rise of multinational and domestic food companies, and argue that government should act urgently through education about the health risks of unhealthy diets, regulation …
Global food systems are not meeting the world's dietary needs. About one billion people are hungry, while two billion people are overweight. India, for example, is experiencing rises in both: since 1995 an additional 65 million people are malnourished, and one in five adults is now overweight. This coexistence of …
A youth enters a south Delhi bar, greets the bartender and orders “the usual”. The drink, it turns out, is Red Bull plus vodka. Prod him a little and Manoj Joshi, a law student, says there is no better drink on the menu. It tastes great, he says, and will …
In January, about 300 people in the US suffered health problems from excessive consumption of energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster; most of them were children and teenagers, as per the American Association of Poison Control Centers. The association has recently started tracking the toxicity of energy drinks that …
The government is enacting an ordinance for the formation of the proposed river basin and wetland authorities. Minister for Water Resources N.K. Premachandran told the presspersons here on Tuesday that the Cabinet had already recommended the draft Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Ordinance for promulgation by the Governor. It …
PALAKKAD: The Perumatty grama panchayat, which won a legal battle against Coca-Cola at Plachimada, has sought compensation from the company for permanent damage done to groundwater, soil, agriculture and livestock in the village. Grama panchayat president K. Suresh told The Hindu here on Monday that the State government's proposed Bill …
While considering several expert reports, including the World Bank, on ill effects of carbonated soft drinks and growing adulteration in food products, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the panel of scientific experts set up under the new food safety law after finding that several of its members had been …
Historically, developed countries such as the United States have been the largest producers of food products. However, there has been a slight shift in recent times, with China, Russia and India increasing their production capacities. For example, in the case of wheat production, China increased its production capacity by 26 …
The Supreme Court today quashed the criminal proceedings launched against Pepsico India Holdings Pvt Ltd, ruling that mere presence of pesticide residue did not make its soft drink products adulterated.
Company argued it was following globally accepted norms. The Supreme Court today quashed the prosecution of soft drink giant PepsiCo by the Kerala government over the pesticide content found in its bottles picked at random from the market. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Altamash Kabir set aside the criminal …
The beverage industry has cheered the verdict of the Supreme Court in the PepsiCo versus Kerala government matter, saying they stand vindicated following the order which sets aside criminal proceedings initiated against the company by the latter. When contacted, a spokesperson for CSE said Pepsi
IN A reprieve to the soft drink major, Pepsico India, the Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the criminal prosecution cases against the company and its directors for the presence of pesticide carbofuran in its soft drinks. The court said after the prescription of level of insecticide residue for carbonated …
This report compiles a range of benchmark curves and indicators for energy intensive industries and products. The data presented cover approximately 55% of final manufacturing industry energy use including energy use in refineries. The analysis differentiates between ICs and DCs. Based on the benchmarking data, the study provides: an overview …
THE energy drink that promises to give you wings is soaring high despite attempts by authorities to ground it. Red Bull has been pulled up on a couple of occasions for exceeding the prescribed caffeine limit in recent years. But the beverage manufacturer, Red Bull India Pvt Ltd, managed to …
THE Hindustan Coca Cola beverages limited is planning to go water neutral by next year, according to Ajith Jha, Vice President-Corporate Affairs of the company.
