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 Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has called a high-level technical meeting on February 6 to discuss safety standards of bottled water sold in the city. The move followed a research paper by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre scientists about the presence of bromates, classified as possible carcinogens, in some bottles. …
Bisphenol A Used To Harden Plastic, Linked To Hormonal Imbalance, Risk Of Cancer The innocuous feeding bottle could be silently causing serious harm to babies' health in many cities.A study by Toxics Link, an environmental NGO, has found high bisphenol A levels even in BPA-free feeding bottles.Persistent exposure to BPA, …
New Product As Strong As Regular Cement, Likely To Take Pressure Off Depleting Limestone Reserves Buildings in the city may soon be able to reduce their carbon footprint, though by a slim margin, thanks to low-carbon cement or `LC 3'. Scientist at IIT Delhi, along with IIT Bombay , IIT …
Over 10,000 illegal packaged water bottling units are operating in the NCR, often using labels of the 64 licensed manufacturers, putting the health of millions of people at risk, say industry officials.But local health officials seem oblivious of the danger to people's health and safety. “Only 64 water bottling plants …
Residents of the city may have benefited from better access to groundwater, but it has also given rise to the threat of arsenic poisoning. A study conducted by the Central Ground Water Board confirmed presence of arsenic above the prescribed Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) desirable limit (0.01mg/litre) in water …
The groundwater in nearly 31 districts in Uttar Pradesh has been found to have a strong arsenic contamination which exposes the people to slow and consistent toxin. A technical report titled Arsenic toxicity in ground water of Uttar Pradesh shows that the concentration of arsenic in groundwater exceeds the Bureau …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Karukvel Ayyanar Enterprises Chennai & Others Vs The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India New Delhi and others dated 25/02/2014 regarding manufacture and sale of packaged drinking water without Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification …
Statement of the Minister of Health and Family Welfare to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2560 for 10th February, 2014, asked by Dr. Chandan Mitra regarding presence of heavy metals in cosmetic products. The Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad has replied in Rajya Sabha that …
Regulatory body makes assertion in affidavit to National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the highest regulatory body in the country, said no person should manufacture or sell ‘packaged drinking water’ without the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification mark. FSSAI made this …
No Rules For Disposal Of Debris Or Standard For Reuse In Construction New Delhi: Where do the debris (m a l b a) left after the renovation of your house go? Either it remains near your plot, or is dumped along roads, vacant plots and water bodies. In Delhi, for …
Cities are choking because of their own construction and demolition (C&D) waste with serious environmental consequences warned the sustainable building experts at the conference organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) & Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA). While construction necessitates enormous amount of construction material that accounts for about …
A recent report of the Union water resources ministry states that villages in Rajasthan are most affected by contaminated water in the country. According to the report, in Rajasthan, 25,504 rural habitations or 1.09 crore people are getting water with chemical or bacterial contamination. Assam comes next with 12,879 rural …
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) today informed the Southern Zonal Bench of the National Green Tribunal that majority of packaged drinking water units in the state don't have its permission to operate. As many as 814 units out of 967 do not have its nod, TNPCB stated in its …
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, has expressed shock over 800-odd packaged drinking water units functioning without consent from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board TNPCB). Questioning the inaction of the officials, the members of the Tribunal wondered how such units were allowed to function all these years. The Tribunal, …
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Monday slammed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) for not filing a comprehensive report on packaged drinking water units functioning in the State. Last March, the Tribunal had directed them to file such a report after taking cognisance of a news item …
The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal censured officials of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) for its failure to file a comprehensive report on packaged drinking water units functioning in the State. Taking cognizance of a report in an English daily in March that revealed violations of …
The outrage over the suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal, an IAS officer who was simply doing her job by checking illegal mining of sand along the rivers of Uttar Pradesh, has highlighted a crucial issue. It is now evident that illegal mining of sand from rivers and beaches is rampant …
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) wants the state to create a framework that will make it mandatory for all buildings to strictly adhere to safety norms laid down by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The authority also wants these to be part of building bylaws; for this, DDMA …
States asked to provide alternative source of drinking water in affected areas Concerned at increasing cases of fluorosis, the Union government has asked the States to provide alternative source of drinking water to the people in areas with high concentration of fluorosis in groundwater. Fluorosis in its severe form (skeletal …
Distributer in India - We Are Looking For Distributors For Our Top Quality & India is the first country in South Asia to ban the testing of cosmetics and its ingredients on animals. Alokparna Sengupta, Humane Society International (HSI)/India’s Be Cruelty-Free campaign manager, said: “This is a major victory for …
