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 …
The Coca-Cola Co is providing its employees in China with a smog-related bonus, revealing the challenges it is having in recruiting staff because of air pollution in major cities. According to The Times of India, Coca-Cola is offering its workers in China a hefty "environmental hardship allowance" as part of …
SABMiller Plc (SAB), the world’s second-largest brewer, pledged to cut water use across its operations by at least 14 percent within six years. The London-based maker of such beers as Pilsner Urquell and Miller Genuine Draft said today it would reduce water use to 3 liters (0.79 gallons) of water …
Authorities in northern India have ordered the closure of a Coca-Cola bottling plant at the centre of protests that it is extracting too much groundwater, an official said Wednesday. An anti-pollution official said the Mehdiganj plant in Varanasi in the state of Uttar Pradesh had breached the conditions of its …
New York City’s battle over sugary drinks is entering its endgame. But much more than soda is at stake. A plan to limit the sale of large, high-calorie beverages, championed by former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as a novel way to fight obesity, went before the State Court of Appeals …
Cereal and softdrinks brands among top polluters singled out in Oxfam report for not doing enough on climate change. The 'big 10' global food and drink companies together emit more greenhouse gases than Scandinavia and would rank as the 25th most polluting country in the world if grouped together, the …
Cereal and softdrinks brands among top polluters singled out in Oxfam report for not doing enough on climate The ‘big 10’ global food and drink companies together emit more greenhouse gases than Scandinavia and would rank as the 25th most polluting country in the world if grouped together, the international …
Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) is used in some of our beverages available in some parts of the world, to improve the stability of our products, preventing certain ingredients from separating. All of our beverages, including those with BVO, are safe and always have been – and comply with all regulations …
The world's largest beverage-maker, Coca-Cola, plans to remove a controversial ingredient from some of its drinks brands by the end of this year, following an online petition. Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, is found in Coca-Cola fruit and sports drinks such as Fanta and Powerade. It will be replaced after …
Kerala government today expressed hope that it would be able to get Presidential assent to the 'Plachimada Coca-Cola Victims Relief and Compensation Claims Special Tribunal Bill-2011, passed by the state Assembly. Replying to a submission by A K Balan (CPI-M) on the "delay" in getting assent to the bill, Chief …
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been proposed in high-income countries to reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes. We sought to estimate the potential health effects of such a fiscal strategy in the middle-income country of India, where there is heterogeneity in SSB consumption, patterns of substitution between SSBs and other …
Is it time for countries to consider taxing SSBs or raising existing taxes? This is the topic of the paper by Sanjay Basu and colleagues in this week's PLOS Medicine, in which they model the potential impact of a SSB tax for India. Assuming that sales of SSBs continue their …
The Supreme Court today directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks as the issue relates to citizens’ fundamental right to life guaranteed under the Constitution. A Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri passed the …
Supreme Court has directed FSSAI to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks citing that the issue relates to fundamental right to life. Read text of this order issued by the apex court on 22 October 2013. Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on soft drinks, …
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has launched a new consumer-facing recycling campaign for plastic bottles aimed at getting the public to think more creatively about such packaging. The six-week 'Don't Waste. Create' campaign will encourage consumers to reuse their waste packaging at home, while also pledging to recycle. The initiative aims to …
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) and Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the 'Programme for the Provision of Safe Drinking Water to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Affected Areas', at the Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage. Present from Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka …
The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) has been bestowed the Gold Panda Award by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) at the WWF’s annual conference. The Award recognises Coca-Cola’s global conservation efforts and is regarded as one of the highest-level conservation honors in the world, recognising both individuals and companies, for supporting …
Pepsi-Cola is still using caramel coloring containing a chemical linked to cancer in rodents, a report released on Wednesday showed, more than a year after the beverage maker promised to phase it out. The Center for Environmental Health said that PepsiCo Inc. lagged its rival Coca-Cola in removing the chemical, …
A health group says PepsiCo is still using an ingredient linked to cancer in mice more than a year after the US beverage company said it was reformulating the caramel colouring used in its flagship cola. The Center for Environmental Health, a US watchdog group, said Pepsi purchased in 10 …
GEO-5 for Business is written for business leaders who are responsible for ensuring that risks and opportunities are understood, addressed, and turned into long-term competitive advantage for their companies. The report assesses the operational, market, reputational, and policy implications of environmental trends on ten business sectors. It is based on …
STANFORD: Coca-Cola will expand calorie labeling to the front of all packages and reiterated its pledge not to advertise to children under 12 anywhere as the world’s largest soft-drink maker fights criticism that it is contributing to obesity. The plan, which includes expanding physical activity programs, will apply to the …
