Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Fish consumption is regarded as the primary pathway of methylmercury (MeHg) exposure for most people in the world. However, in the inland regions of China, most residents eat little fish, but they live in areas contaminated with mercury (Hg). To investigate salient MeHg exposure for the general adult population in …
In this second version of the Safe Food Guide, Greenpeace reassesses the scenario in India with respect to the use of genetically modified organisms, consumer attitudes towards GMOs and behaviour of popular food brands. In 2010, in consumer opinion poll conducted by GfK Mode, over half of the citizens questioned …
MUMBAI: In wake of the collision between two ships and the subsequent oil spill off the coast here, BMC has started conducting random checks of seafood items in civic markets to ensure they are hygienic and contamination-free."As the oil spill spread fast and thick off Mumbai coast, we have taken …
LUCKNOW: As part of its ongoing drive to crackdown on food adulteration, the UP Food and Drug Authority (FDA) will issue notices against municipal commissioners of 27 districts of the state.Spokesperson UP FDA, while confirming this, added that action would be initiated against all those who were not taking adequate …
ALAPPUZHA: As many as 80 students of Thrikkunnapuzha Lower Primary School near here were hospitalised on Friday after they consumed contaminated mid-day meal served in the school, Deputy Superintendent of Police Suneesh Kumar said.He told Express that the students complained of diarrhoea and vomiting after consuming the food served at …
A NEW technology that helps consumers and retailers identify food and medicine contamination early in the supply chain could soon grace your neighbourhood retailer. The Indian arm of the Brussels-based firm GS1
Here is a reason why people should eat organically grown food. A study in the US has linked attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) in children to pesticide residues in commercially grown fruits and vegetables they consume. Till now the disorder was either labelled as a hereditary disease or linked to …
This 17 nation survey on consumer behavior and environmental impact by National Geographic & Globescan revealed that environmentally friendly behaviour in 10 of 17 countries has increased and India has the most sustainable consumption pattern. This is the third year National Geographic has partnered with GlobeScan to develop an international …
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that resist degradation and bioaccumulate. Despite attempts to limit the use and distribution of these chemicals, they are still widely detected in the environment. Schecter et al. determined the presence of POP contamination of food in the United States by measuring perfluorinated compounds …
The draft of food safety and standards regulations 2010 released by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). See also: Report: Food safety and standards act www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/258050 Report: Food safety and standards regulations, 2009 www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/294615 Report: Food safety & standards rules www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/294616 Report: Food safety and standards bill www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/258057 …
A green-house experiment on three sub-tropical semi-arid soils was conducted to investigate the effect of different sludge types of coca-cola soft drink industry viz. water treatment plant sludge (WTS), effluent treatment plant sludge (ETPS) and filter cake sludge (FCS) applied @1.0, 2.0 and 4.0 per cent on dry matter yield …
NGO says purity tests undertaken on seven leading brands revealed levels of bacteria and coliform count way above permissible limits Highlighting the level of contamination in packaged milk available in the market, Ludhiana-based NGO Consumer Protection Force has said purity tests undertaken on seven leading brands sold in the market, …
In certain areas of Varanasi city, waste water from Dinapur sewage treatment plant is used for irrigating vegetable plots. We quantified the concentrations of heavy metals, viz. Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in soil, vegetables and the waste water used for irrigation. The waste water used for irrigation …
Coca-cola has been asked to pay Rs 216.26 crore against damages caused by its cola bottling plant at Plachimada. On March 22, a high powered committee of the Kerala government recomended the cola giant should compensate people for polluting their water resources. The sum is meant to compensate for agricultural …
CLOSE on the heels of the spurious drugs scam expose, doubts are being raised if fake food products distribution network is in operation as a fourmonth-old baby collapsed a few minutes after she was fed with Lactogen No 1, a baby food supplement, that was later found to be contaminated …
Mumbai: After jaundice, it is now gastroenteritis. The problem is worse, doctors say, because new cases are being reported every day. At least 1,175 patients were treated for the disease in March, according to BMC records. A health department official said 39 people were admitted to hospitals on Tuesday and …
A multiple drug-resistant (amoxycillin + clavulanic acid, ampicillin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone) Salmonella enterica serovar Virchow was detected in a fresh milk sample out of the 58 samples collected from different dairies in and around Bareilly. Although present only in one sample, it cannot be ignored because of zoonotic importance of the …
