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 Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that no packaged drinking water can be sold in the Capital without the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification mark. In an order that is going to change the entire scenario of units selling packaged water, Justice S Muralidhar said the water quality …
Coming down heavily on illegal units manufacturing and selling bottled drinking water, the Delhi high court directed the government to tighten the noose around them. Justice S. Muralidhar directed the government agencies to crack down on units manufacturing and selling drinking water without a licence and the Bureau of Indian …
New Delhi: To prevent the spread of water-borne diseases in summer, the Delhi high court has directed the government to tighten the noose around illegal units manufacturing and selling bottled drinking water. Justice S Muralidhar directed government agencies to crack down on units manufacturing and selling drinking water without a …
K. Lakshmi The regulation will cover toys targeted at children below six years Toys with toxic substances pose health risk to children CHENNAI: Imported toys sold in the city will soon be required to carry statutory information about their conforming to the safety standards specified by the Bureau of Indian …
MUMBAI: The Centre's Bachat Lamp Yojana scheme, which was set to take off in January 2009, has failed to make any headway even after a year since its inception. Under the scheme, consumers across Maharashtra could buy Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL), priced at around Rs 100 for Rs 15, the …
THE government is about to check the rampant import of food items flooding the market with a comprehensive set of rules that will trigger a recall of foods in case of contamination and issue alerts and warnings on dubious ingredients. Representatives of the Central Board of Excise and Customs, agriculture …
Next time you buy a toy for your little ones, be more cautious as a new study says many of them may contain a toxic chemical whic/h can prove dangerous for children especially those below three years. A lab testing of random samples of various brands of toys available at …
The Centre has proposed a ban on non-recyclable laminated multi-layered plastics and metallic pouches used for packing shampoo, gutkha, pan masala and foodstuffs like namkeen and biscuits. The environment ministry has invited comments from the stakeholders on the draft rules for the Plastics (manufacture, usage and waste management) Rules 2009 …
Despite a popular demand for it, and Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh having already set a precedent, India will not have a blanket ban on plastic carry bags. The Environment Ministry has instead proposed putting in place a stricter regulatory regime for plastic manufacturers. If the …
The Food Safety and Standards Authority's track-record suggests it is industry-friendly, not pro-consumer We are discussing a governance-reform initiative
The Bureau of Indian Standards has awarded the Kinfra Film and Video Park here the ISO 14001:2004 certificate for environmental management and system certification. ISO 14001:2004 is a standard certification for meeting the Pollution Control Board
As part of its drive against the use of plastic bags, the Delhi government has issued showcause notices to eight plastic manufacturing units in the Capital for producing poly bags that exceed the prescribed thickness and size.
We found staggeringly high levels of lead in virtually all samples we checked When paint companies were asked about their plans to phase out lead, three responded by doing so in months. It was in early 2008 that my colleagues at the Centre for Science and Environment had tested household …
New Delhi: It got banned in some developed countries more than a century ago but the Centre for Science and Environment has found unacceptable levels of deadly lead in the enamel paints it tested. Seventy two per cent samples of enamel paints tested by the NGO
Most of the popular brands of paints contain high quantities of lead, a toxin especially dangerous for children, says a latest study done by Centre for Science and Environment. While there is no mandatory standard for lead levels in paints in the country, top companies exceed even the voluntary limit …
Earthquakes and tsunamis are the most d c gentle of natural - disasters. They cause least harm when you are r in the open. Geographically, Tamil Nadu is in a very advantageous position - as prior notice about tsunami can be given at least 110 to 140 minutes in advance …
The best option is, of course, recycling in an environmentally sound manner. But it is also a fact that most civic bodies fail to collect and dispose waste. Instead of implementing techno logical innovations States such as Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal other than Delhi have banned the …
Environmental and health activists who have given a bad name to asbestos are facing the wrath of an industry that pleads that this is the best option for our country--------- FACT: In June 2001. the Supreme Court in Brazil rejected a petition by some activists for ban of asbestos-cement production. …
Bangalore, July 3 Underwriters Laboratories has launched a certification programme for bottled water in India, a year after it introduced the service in the US. With the Rs 1,000-crore Indian packaged water industry estimated to grow at 40 per cent, safety certification assumes more importance in a country that experiences …
