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 …
On August 4, 2005, the Indian Oil Corporation (ioc), on behalf of all state-owned oil companies, signed an agreement with the Indian Sugar Mills Association (isma) for sustained supply of ethanol. The compound is to be blended in petrol to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, under the …
resh doubts have been raised about the safety of aspartame, an artificial sweetener used extensively in processed foods and also as a tabletop sweetener. The European Food Safety Authority (efsa) has decided to evaluate its safety in view of the findings of a study carried out by the European Foundation …
the us government's D epartment of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services (dohhs) have come out with new guidelines on good eating. It is felt that though the guidelines are an improvement over existing rules, they still leave much space for improvement. The guidelines emphasise good food and …
Talk about artificial sweeteners such as aspartame or neotame and Stevia rebaudiana is bound to be mentioned. Considering people in South America have been using this herb as an alternative to sugar, the question is: Shouldn't this be the preferred choice for those wishing to lay off sugar? Two questions …
The sugar industry is an important and growing part of China, in general, and of Guangxi province, in particular. This growth poses scientific and engineering challenges for dealing with the environmental impacts of the industry. The characteristics of the sugar production wastewatcr and the associated molasses production wastewater (vinasse) suggest …
• Neotame is the latest entry in the sweetener market. Sold by NutraSweet Company, it is 13,000 times sweeter than sugar. 100 ml of a carbonated soft drinks would need only 0.00005
the European Commission (ec), the eu executive arm, has attempted to reform the 35-year-old system of European countries for managing their domestic sugar. This is the first time such a step has been taken. On July 14, 2004, the ec proposed cuts in the price at which it intervenes to …
In an interim ruling on August 4, 2004, the World Trade Organisation's Dispute Settlement Body has reportedly held the eu sugar subsidies illegal. The complainants, Australia, Brazil and Thailand, had argued that the eu exceeded the levels it was supposed to subsidise. The final version of the ruling will be …
Till last year, Laksman Rao Kaldate of Istal village in Maharashtra’s Beed district thought that the agricultural waste generated in his soyabean fields had little economic value. In fact, most farmers of the area had hardly any use for agrowaste. “The common practice was to burn it down,” says Kaldate. …
The sugar sector recently faced another setback as a result of a Supreme Court ruling, upholding the right of state governments to determine a sugarcane price that mills are obliged to pay farmers, different from the statutory minimum price (smp), which is fixed by the Centre. Sugar cane farmers constitute …
the best solutions are always simple. This is well exemplified by the Natural Sugar and Allied Industry (nsai), a sugar factory located near Latur, Maharashtra. Due to excellent water management, the factory did not buy a single drop of water for its operation during the sugar manufacturing season of 2002-2003; …
The World Health Organisation (who) has refused to dilute its warning on curbing sugar intake despite facing severe criticism from the industry lobby. A who report recently recommended that sugars should not contribute more than 10 per cent of the energy in an average daily diet. The sugar and soft …
arun Kumar, a jaggery trader of Muzaffarnagar Gur Mandi in Uttar Pradesh (up), has fallen upon hard times. "During the past decade, the gur (jaggery) business has slumped by two-thirds,' he laments. His brother, Roshan Lal, who is the secretary of the mandi union too feels the situation is hopeless: …
Petroleum minister Ram Naik typifies everything that is wrong with our political system today - a system which formulates public policies not because of public good but because of political lobbies. In the last few days, newspapers have carried articles by Ram Naik praising the use of ethanol as a …
The petroleum industry in India has always resisted the use of ethanol as a blending stock in fuel, favouring methyl tertiary butyl ether ( mtbe), a known carcinogen. This time around the representatives of ethanol industry got together at the seminar
With ether-based oxygenates falling out of favour, ethanol is emerging as one of the most favoured options worldwide. According to H B Mathur, professor emeritus at the Delhi College of Engineering, petrol-ethanol blend can reduce carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions by up to 35-55 per cent. According to Saroj Misra …
with about 400 units spread across the country, the sugar industry occupies a prime place in the Indian economy. The byproducts of the industry are bagasse, filter cake (pressmud) and molasses. Together they constitute about 40 per cent of the total weight of crushed cane. Of this, pressmud ( pm …
sugar seems to be a cause of tragedy in Buxar in Uttar Pradesh. Dumping of bagasse-ash by the Simbhaoli sugar mill at various sites around the town has caused severe burning accidents and irreparable eye problems. Bagasse, the stalk left after extraction of juice from sugarcane, is used as a …
