Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
The nationwide alert on adulteration of food by India’s apex food regulator has been welcomed cautiously by companies operating in the space. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked all states to keep a close watch on milk, packaged water and edible oil in view of …
Law Essential, Awareness Key The directive of US Food and Drug Administration to food manufacturers for removing artificial trans fat from products has led experts in India to demand similar action.They claim that Indian snacks--both packaged products and the ones being sold by roadside hawkers--contain excessive amounts of the fat …
Dietary trans fatty acids (dTFA) are primarily synthetic compounds that have been introduced only recently; little is known about their behavioral effects. dTFA inhibit production of omega-3 fatty acids, which experimentally have been shown to reduce aggression. Potential behavioral effects of dTFA merit investigation. The researchers sought to determine whether …
The document measures the success of biotech cotton by featuring a comprehensive overview of the adoption, impact, progress and future of biotech cotton in the country. It presents a synopsis of the 13 years of adoption and impact of Bt cotton since its first commercial release in 2002.
The NSS consumer expenditure survey aims at generating estimates of average household monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE), the distribution of households and persons over the MPCE range, and the break-up of average MPCE by commodity group, separately for the rural and urban sectors of the country, for States and …
This NSSO survey report on nutritional intake covering - calorie, protein and fat reveals rising consumption of fat across the rural and urban India. Read this report, related reports, documents and more...
Every drop of palm oil used by Unilever PLC’s European food business, in products from Magnum ice cream to I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spreads, will come from sustainable sources by the end of 2014, the company said Wednesday. The declaration marks a step toward Unilever fulfilling its pledge …
The present report on “Level and Pattern of Household Consumer Expenditure in Delhi” is brought out by this Directorate on the basis of sample survey conducted under the NSS 68th Round (July 2011 – June 2012). This report contains valuable data on consumption levels and pattern of households in Delhi. …
Changes of quality parameters upon heating were evaluated at different times of microwave heating on refined sesame and soybean oil high and compared to the results obtained for standard chemical indices (free fatty acids, peroxide, p-anisidine, nonenal content). Soybean oil was more extensively oxidised by microwave heating than the other …
The article offers information on the quantification of organochlorine pesticides residues in edible oils and oil seeds used in India. It states that different organochlorine pesticides were found in the edible oils and oil seeds which include metabolites, aldrin, and endusulfan. It says that sesame oils were found to have …
Soil health cards to expand and Urea subsidy cut likely The Narendra Modi government’s first Budget is all set to lay a roadmap to cut down excessive expenditure on urea subsidy and imports of edible oil and pulses, which together account for over Rs 1,60,000 crores each year. Also, the …
NEW DELHI: Drought-like conditions are intensifying as the monsoon hasn't moved an inch for 10 days now, leaving oilseeds, pulses and paddy fields parched and posing the threat of food inflation and weak rural demand in the first year of the Narendra Modi government. Prices of vegetables and onions are …
KATHMANDU: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has filed cases against 263 different companies so far this fiscal for not adhering to quality standards that the Food Act, 1967 has set. Pramod Koirala, a senior food research officer at DFTQC, said the department has filed cases against the …
Trans fats naturally exist in small amounts in the fat in meat and milk, but most trans fats in the food supply have been added by food manufacturers. Since 1911, when Procter and Gamble introduced Crisco, companies have used artificial trans fats because of their commercially favorable properties, such as …
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) has developed Canola Hybrid with good potential yield and produced hybrid seed on pilot scale. The PARC marketed 30 tons of Canola Hybrid Seed during the last two years. During current Rabi season PARC planted Canola Hybrid Seed Production on 70 acres to promote the …
Officials of state’s food safety enforcement wing are busy this summer. In the midst of drive against artificial ripening of mangoes and unhygienic roadside eateries, the department has also started checking for adulteration of coconut oil. Special inspection drive has begun at check points to prevent transportation of adulterated coconut …
This report presents the estimates pertaining to various facets of household consumer expenditure at National and State levels. The report not only gives rural and urban averages of Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) at State/UT and National level but also provides insights into the differences in MPCE within the rural …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lokmangal Sanstha Vs Sanjay Wadettiwar dated 11/12/2013 regarding construction of Sai Rice Mill in the proximity of Lokmangal Sanstha, Chamorshi, district Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/22_2013(App)(WZ)_11Dec2013_final_order.pdf
