Science and politics of car pollution

Why are our policy makers and scientists ignoring public health risks from combustion sources and raising dust over dust pollution to blind …

European scientists press alarm bell on ill effects of diesel cars

A group of 24 scientists from 12 research and scientific organisations across Europe and the US have issued an open letter to sensitise the …

Rampant food adulteration in Mysore

Who has framed the Food Safety and Standards Bill, the government or the industry?

Food standards save lives, say FAO and WHO on World Food Safety Day

An estimated 600 million or almost 1 in 10 people worldwide fall ill after eating contaminated food; 420,000 die every year

Supreme Court bans registration of diesel vehicles beyond 2000cc for three months

The court asks the Centre and Delhi government to work together and fix norms to clean the city’s toxic air

As told to Parliament (February 12, 2021): CSE expose on honey adulteration taken note of by Centre

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Adulterated milk floods Maharashtra

Don't make the world dysfunctional

‘Pesticides, antibiotic use and ultra-processing threaten food safety in India’

Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment says that in addition to microbiological and chemical contamination, factors like salt, sugar and …

Centre eases quarantine norms for wheat imports

Food safety mess

Traders say Food Safety and Standards Act rolls out red carpet for multinationals

In short

Poison in disguise

Fake cinnamon floods Indian market as authorities drag feet over regulating its import and sale

Bihar bans gutkha on World No Tobacco Day

The ban is already successful in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala

How do you like your food, sir?

Rising popularity of artificial vanilla puts Kerala farmers in distress

Vanilla is said to be the world's most popular flavour. As much as 40 per cent of the world's ice cream is vanilla flavoured. Its sweet, mildly …

EC stops import of US long-grain rice