Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
One of the key demands of the Right to Food Campaign for the National Food Security Act is to re-introduce nutritious millets to government food programmes like the public distribution system. Millets like bajra, jowar, kodo, kutki and ragi among hundreds of other varieties have sustained communities for close to …
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 …
Thispaper explores issues in sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in the Asia-Pacific region and provides unique insights on stakeholder roles, natural resources, and transboundary issues in light of SCP. Although both consumption and production are intertwined, when talking about sustainability in the region, the primary focus here is on sustainable …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister C. Divakaran has come out strongly against the suggestion of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) that the Union government withdraw from grain procurement, storage and distribution under the Public Distribution System (PDS) and outsource these to private operators. …
Imagine a new kind of food, dramatically lowered in fat, salt and sugar but tasting just as good as the real thing - in fact, it is the real thing. Thanks to nanotechnology, such foods could soon become reality. Yet their promising future is already in jeopardy. Because the food …
The Bt brinjal debate has featured technological worries relating to genetically modified crops, which appear relatively minor in comparison to the critical issue of who controls Indian agriculture and therefore who controls food security in India. While there cannot be a mere technological fix to the problems of Indian agriculture, …
SandipDas New Delhi, WHILE SWEDEN AND UK ACCEPT INDIAN GRAPES, GERMANY & NETHERLANDS YET TO CLEAR CONSIGNMENTS FOR SAFETY REASONS The deadlock over India's grapes export to the European Union, which had come under a cloud following the presence of chlormequat, a chemical residue, in some consignments has shown some …
This draft on Regulation of Trans Fatty Acids ,TFAs, in Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils, PHVOs by FSSAI has proposed that Level of TFA in Vanaspati / PHVO, be fixed at 10% maximum and brought down to 5% in 3 years. Industrially produced trans fats are formed during partial hydrogenation, a …
Energy drinks are non-alcoholic beverages containing caffeine, guarana, glucuronolactone, taurine, ginseng, inositol, carnitine, B-vitamins etc. as main ingredients that act as stimulants. In recent years, a number of different energy drinks have been introduced in the Indian market to provide an energy boost or as dietary supplements. These drinks contain …
The approval of a genetically modified potato for cultivation in EU territories has sparked strong reactions from all sides of the debate. Many member states and environmental groups are outraged, while the biotech industry sees promising signs of progress.
The Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Merchants Association has sought changes in FSS Act 2006. In a letter addressed to Mr Gulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, the association Secretary, Mr P. Subashchandrabose, said that the new act has several clauses which are not practically possible to implement …
Opposes Proposed Clause In Law To Inspect Facilities Of Exporting Countries INDIA is lobbying hard with EU members to block a legislation that will make it tougher for the country
The recent decision of the government of India to impose a moratorium on the release of Bt-Brinjal has been hailed by civil society and scientists alike as a victory for transparency and has demonstrated that the government is responsive to societal demands. This decision is also important since it could …
Manila (Philippines): The moratorium on commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal in India, which has led to a controversy over genetically modified (GM) food crops in the country, has caught farmers
