Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
the natives of Ladakh recently earned a huge profit through direct auctioning of the processed pulp of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides var turkestanica) berries. The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (lahdc), through cooperatives formed among local communities, sold nearly 86,000 kilogrammes (kg) of the pulp to Arctic Bio-Pro Limited, a Delhi-based …
the soft drink industry has again indulged in what many term "dirty tactics' to delay the implementation of an October 2004 judgement of the Rajasthan High Court (hc) that asked them to specify the ingredients, including pesticide content, on the labels of their products. On the Supreme Court's (sc's) direction, …
on january19, 2005 the soft drink industry delayed, yet again, the implementation of a recent judgement of the Rajasthan high court ordering them to disclose all ingredients, including pesticides content, on the labels of their products (see: Too crooked). The move raised a lot of eyebrows. And the following question: …
Please act: The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Union government on January 3, 2004, in response to a petition by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) that seeks a thorough examination of the contents of soft drinks. The petition points out that despite extensive research proving that …
when you buy a bottle of Coke, the company's sales figures increase. The stock price goes up, encouraging, activists claim, it to support dubious labour practices in Latin America, deplete groundwater in Kerala, and sell drinks laced with pesticides all over India. And now Max Keiser, a former New York …
for the first time anywhere in the world, soft drink majors Coca-Cola and PepsiCo will have to specify the ingredients, including pesticide content, on the labels of their products. On December 6, 2004, the Supreme Court (sc) dismissed the special leave petitions filed by Pepsi Foods Limited and Hindustan Coca-Cola …
another round of prevarications and delay tactics has hit the process of setting pesticide residue standards for soft drinks and carbonated beverages. Nearly 10 months after the Joint Parliamentary Committee (jpc) endorsed the findings of the Centre for Science and Environment (cse) on pesticide residues in soft drinks (see
www.just-drinks.com "Your best choice for drinks industry news, analysis and research,' is how this website introduces itself. Truly so, for the site provides the latest information on the drink industry: carbonated beverages, alcoholic drinks such as beer and wine, and hot beverages such as coffee and tea are covered here. …
in a major step towards checking adulteration in soft drinks, the Drinks and Carbonated Beverages Sectional Committee (fad 14) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (bis) has decided to segregate soft drinks as a separate category for setting final product standards. The decision was taken in the tenth meeting of …
in a landmark judgement, the High Court (hc) of Rajasthan has directed soft drink majors PepsiCo and Coca-Cola to specify ingredients of their products and pesticide levels on their labels. The order applies to all manufacturers of carbonated beverages and soft drinks. It was issued on October 8, 2004, by …
a low-calorie sugar substitute, neotame, is awaiting clearance from the Union ministry of health and family welfare (mohfw) to enter India. The Coca Cola Company and NutraSweet Company, which holds the patent for neotame, have written to mohfw seeking approval for the sweetener. Little is known about how safe the …
The Union ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) has directed soft drink manufacturers in the country to use water that meets European standards from October 15, 2004. According to these norms, the residue of any pesticide per litre of water should not exceed 0.0001 milligramme per litre (mg/l). The …
women who drink more than one soft drink a day are more likely to suffer from diabetes than females who consume less than one a month, according to a research. The study, which has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is based on the analysis of …
The launch of Palm Lahar soft drink could have gone unnoticed as just another cola launch, had it not been for the owner of the brand. Unbelievable as it may sound, it's the tourism-minded government of Kerala. The drink is made of palm sugar, cane sugar and carbonated water, based …
A report of analysis of pesticide residues in soft drinks conducted by Centre for Science and Environment(CSE), was made public on 5th August, 2003. This Report was covered very prominently by both electronic and print media. In the Report it was stated that CSE found pesticide residues, in the samples …
india is set to be the first country in the world to specify standards for pesticide residues in soft drinks. The Bureau of Indian Standards (bis), under the Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, recently issued draft standards for carbonated beverages. The Draft Indian Standard, Ready-To-Serve Non-Alcoholic …
Undermining the legislative significance of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), the Pesticide Residues Sub-Committee of the Union ministry of health and family welfare has adopted a dilatory stand. It has proposed the setting up of another committee for year-long monitoring before standards are fixed for pesticide residues in soft drinks. …
