One crore people became unemployed in India in 2018

84 per cent of these job losses happened in rural areas

Charge size matters

An increase in maximum charge size limits for hydrocarbon refrigerants is needed for effective HFC phase down in India

How our detergent footprint is polluting aquatic ecosystems

Nonylphenol, a hazardous chemical present in detergents, is known to enter water bodies and the food chains

Not as Cool: Ensure real world energy savings from ACs

With extreme weather events, heat waves and heat island effects becoming common, testing of ACs must become stringent to ensure real world performance

Uranium in water can cause chronic kidney diseases, but India doesn’t monitor it

This is when severely high levels of Uranium are present in groundwater that people consume, says a study

Label your CFL

How Indian Standards are looking at complexities in healthcare

A mushrooming medical devices market makes it vital to manage healthcare complexities 

Cool ACs are not so cool

Getting the AC maths right is the real energy game-changer

Electricity grid to get smart

Performance-based funds to half power distribution loss

Time for a shake-up

Scientists suggest local-level mapping as India upgrades its seismic map

Time for bright switch

India set to introduce standards to ensure quality imports of LEDs

Lethal guinea pig test scrapped by Bureau of Indian Standards

The old test, in which the animals bled to death, has been replaced by a new one that incorporates a polymerase chain reaction

Traces of banned bisphenol A found in baby bottles

The toxic chemical is known to mimic a hormone that activates progression of cancer and interferes with development of the reproductive system

BIS to revisit safety standards on use of hydrocarbons in fridges and ACs

CSE had recommended amendments to a standard which would allow wider use of the refrigerant

Hatching Superbugs

At a time when chicken consumption is at an all time high in India, a study by Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment shows poultry …

India rejects Microsoft's Office Open XML

Cosmetic concern

MoEFCC revises fly ash notification

Fly ash to be given free of cost for agricultural and construction purposes says MoEFCC official at CSE conference

Bad boy phthalate implicated in eczema in children

How the chemical causes the skin disease still a puzzle

Watertight

Rate water fixtures for efficiency to cut wastage

Water business

A bite of cancer?

A CSE study has found residues of potassium bromate and/or iodate in many types of bread. The additives have been banned by many countries for …

Honey trade just got stickier

US industry shows distrust in India, sets its own certificate to ensure source of honey

Beauty and the beast

Cosmetics in India are tainted with toxic heavy metals, shows a study by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment. It’s …

BIS finalises street food norms

Standard to ensure vendors follow hygienic practices and serve food safe for health