Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Durga Prasad Yadav & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 22/12/2023. The matter related to the damage to the environment and existence of river Trilodki Ganga (Baha) caused by the construction of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International …
London: Cola lovers beware. A new study claims that having a litre or more of cold drinks daily adversely affects male fertility and decreases the sperm count by almost 30%.
If you ride a rickshaw from the railway station to the bus terminus in Jabalpur, you can’t miss gigantic billboards showing a woman activist being offered a bottle of Kinley water at a hunger strike. The vishwas karo (start trusting) campaign launched by Coca Cola in late 2009 is glaringly …
Despite price boil, dairy industry most competitive globally Growing Interest Of Local & GLobal Cos Likely To Double Sector Size To Rs 5,20,000 Cr By 2011 DOMESTIC consumers may be feeling the pinch of an upspiral in milk prices over the last several months but milk production in India is …
Soft drink companies must pay for the water they use While a Kerala government committee has said that the Coca-Cola plant at Plachimada in Palakkad district caused Rs 216 crore of damage to the environment before it shut down in 2004, the company has categorically denied this. It has argued …
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: A Kerala Government panel's ruling on the damages Coca-Cola must pay villagers affected by pollution from its Palakkad bottling plant is likely to rekindle the debate on the compensation limits set by the Nuclear Liability Bill. If the soft drinks giant is asked to pay Rs. …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The high-power committee constituted by the Kerala government to study the extent of damage caused by the Coca-Cola plant at Plachimada in Palakkad district has recommended that a dedicated institution be set up to adjudicate individual claims for compensation. In its report submitted to Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran …
An expert committee appointed by the state government has concluded that soft drink giant Coca-Cola had caused environmental damage amounting to Rs 216 crore in Plachimada of Palakkad where it ran a bottling plant. The panel, headed by the additional chief secretary, Mr K. Jayakumar, has also urged the government …
The expert panel formed by the Kerala government to investigate the damages caused by the Coca-Cola plant in Plachimada has finalised its report and this would have been submitted to the government for further action by the time these columns appear in print. According to media reports, the nine-member panel …
The Assembly Committee on Petitions has called upon the Kerala government to assess the socio-economic damage sustained by the people of Plachimada on account of the operation of the Hindustan Coca-Cola unit there and take steps to realise compensation from the company. In its 11th report tabled in the House …
The Left Government in Kerala seems to be bracing for another war on softdrink giants Pepsico and Coca-Cola. An Assembly panel, constituted to look into the ground water exploitation by the Pepsico bottling plant at Pudussery in Palakkad on Wednesday submitted the report in the House, suggesting that drawing of …
Read the summary of high-level panel report on environmental damages caused by Coca Cola plant at Plachimada, Palakkad district. The panel has asked for Rs. 216.26 crores as compensation and has recommended setting up a tribunal for seeking damages. The Committee has come to the conclusion that the Company is …
COCA-Cola, one of the most sought after soft drinks across the globe, is the most littered brand in the UK, according to a study. The survey by Litter Heroes found that the company
If you care about the environment, you may want to show that in the way you spend your money. These decisions could help steer us towards a truly green economy - but only if consumers and investors have a good idea of which companies have genuinely minimised their impact on …
Not Willing To Slow Down Production During Peak Demand Months Of Summer, Cos Place Order For Delivery Up To June UNDETERRED by 30-year-high world market prices, beverage companies Coca-Cola & PepsiCo are scrambling to buy sugar overseas to make sure they are not compelled to slow down bottling lines during …
Indu Bhan New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday sought reply from Hindustan Coco-Cola Beverages as to why duty should not be levied on water treated and purified by the company for supply to vendors for producing aerated beverages. A Bench headed by Justice SH Kapadia issued notice to …
