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 …
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday that his Ministry would take appropriate action against instant noodles brand Maggi, based on the reports from all the States. “We are waiting for the reports from the States. We will have a meeting and accordingly action will be taken. No laxity …
The Delhi government on Wednesday banned Maggi noodles in the nation’s capital for 15 days and ordered that existing stocks be withdrawn, while the Indian Army, perhaps the biggest single bulk consumer of the instant noodle brand, issued an advisory asking soldiers and other personnel not to consume Maggi noodles. …
All you chicken lovers, this news is for you! When you gorge on the sumptuous butter chicken or chicken tandoori, did you know that you are consuming a whole lot of antibiotics along with it? According to a new study, American researchers predict that by 2030 Indians will be consuming …
A clean-up is essential. But for this, India's power sector must also come clean. Companies need to voluntarily share data. It was India's largest power generator, NTPC, that refused public scrutiny. Coal is an environmentalist's bugbear. The use of coal to generate energy is the key reason the world is …
Air pollution is one of the vital issues that the new government will have to address as soon as it is formed. However, it may not be an easy task for the state government, as dealing with air pollution will involve tough negotiations with the Centre on various aspects, especially …
PUNE: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) recent draft order which proposes to put curbs on the rampant use of antibiotics as a growth promoter in food-producing animals in India, such as chicken. Indians are developing resistance to antibiotics …
The Centre has set limits for the presence of antibiotics in honey - an issue that had sparked off concerns four years ago about drug resistance, blood-related diseases and potential damage to vital organs in humans. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the national food regulatory body, …
Early on November 13, Delhi Environment Pollution Authority chief Bhure Lal left from his residence in Lutyens’ Delhi for his daily walk at Lodhi Gardens, his personal air pollution monitor attached. The monitor read: 1,196 microgramme per cubic metres. He was breathing 20 times the recommended safe standard for particulate …
Ever wondered how poor is the air we are breathing? A comparison of cities across the globe reveals the capital's dismal condition. Around 4pm (IST) on Tuesday, Delhi's Anand Vihar had an air quality index (AQI) of 399 which falls in the hazardous category. At the same time, Beijing recorded …
So are green buildings really green? I want to follow up on our discussions on this critical issue. The building sector is set to grow exponentially. It already has a huge environmental footprint - the domestic and commercial sectors consume some 30 per cent of India's electricity. So the imperative …
Poultry farmers can now afford to count their profits before their chickens hatch -and they are big, weighing on average twice as much as they did 50 years ago.The broiler chicken of today ,a product of controlled breeding, weighs around 2.2kg as compared to 1.2kg before 1960, say veterinarians and …
Architects question interpretation of data by CSE Architects and the building industry have criticised the report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on green buildings titled ‘Building Sense” and said it makes unfair comparisons and does not adopt a correct approach. Data put out by the Indian Green …
The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the status of pollution in Pali caused by textile industries, as Pali is an important industrial area of Rajasthan where a number of textile industries are active.
Pali (Rajasthan), September 18, 2014: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a leading environmental think tank based in New Delhi, released its second study on the pollution from dyeing and textile mills in Pali, Rajasthan. Pali was classified as a critically polluted industrial cluster by the Central Pollution Control Board’s …
A research and advocacy think tank today accused Indian poultry industry of misleading people by perpetuating "myths" on use of antibiotics in chicken rearing. Dismissing the claims of the industry that the antibiotic residues found in chickens were lower than EU standards, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that …
Pune : After a CSE study last month reported large-scale use of antibiotics in the chicken samples in the Delhi-NCR region, the poultry sector says the antibiotic residues in poultry meat in the country are well below the stringent European standards and there is no reason to be apprehensive about …
Venkateshwara Hatcheries claim that levels are far below EU standards With Chicken sales impacted in certain states of India after a report by Centre for Science and Environment claiming to find antibiotics residue in, industry players are now saying that the antibiotic residue levels are way below the international norms. …
It is a fact that our food is getting to be unhealthy - not because of deliberate adulteration, but because we are choosing to produce it in unsafe ways. The fact also is that in India we still have a choice What should I eat now? Is there nothing that …
The State Poultry Farmers Association has come out against recent reports that broiler chickens are being bred by injecting antibiotics and hormones to aid their growth. The leaders of the association said here on Thursday that false reports were being spread about broiler chicken at the behest of vested interests. …
It appears that tasty chicken dishes are fast disappearing from the menu of Keralites, thanks to the recent report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the rampant use of antibiotics in poultry. Traders and farmers opine that sales have plummeted across the state, particularly in southern districts …
