Unhealthy foods should be eliminated from schools, says WHO report
World Health Assembly accepts recommendations of the commission on ending childhood obesity
What’s in your food? Bournvita row rekindles front-of-package labelling discourse
Nutrition fat labelling is difficult to understand and allows companies to hide facts, says CSE expert
First global standard to measure greenhouse gas emissions from cities launched
The standard launched in Lima will help cities track their emissions and develop action plans to reduce it
Solar mission: 1,500 MW worth projects to be allocated under bundling scheme
Bundling, wherein solar and thermal power were sold as a bundle, was credited with the reduction of tariff rates for solar power in Phase I of …
Clinical trials: illogical compensation formula
Health ministry finally drafts formula to compensate victims of drug trials. Experts wary; say formula is shoddy and ill-conceived
FRA guidelines to help forest dwellers freely trade in minor forest produce
Tribals and forest dwellers don’t need to obtain transit passes to cart away the produce; minimum support price scheme for MFPs to be in …
Probiotics market thrives sans regulations
Indian food safety authority yet to specify deadline for notifying regulations for food products containing 'friendly' microorganisms
Idols immersed, fears surface
The 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival that ended this week has once again brought to limelight the environmental hazards of immersing idols of …
Rajasthan belatedly wakes up to health crisis among mine workers
But there is no credible data available on the number of people suffering from silicosis, an incurable disease
Idol immersions after Durga Puja leave rivers polluted yet again
Central Pollution Control Board guidelines and court directions are yet to achieve the desired result of keeping rivers and lakes free of …
‘Possible carcinogen’ bromate found in Mumbai’s packaged water
Study by BARC scientists stresses the need to define safe limits for by-products like bromate in bottled and drinking water in India
Home ministry delayed Plachimada bill
RTI response reveals why bill meant to secure compensation from Coca-Cola has not received president’s assent till now
New guidelines for national solar mission power projects
Reverse bidding retained, small changes like use of domestic content raises technology concerns
Don’t take any ad hoc decision on cell phone towers, IIT profs request Centre
They say radiation from these towers too low to be harmful; health activists accuse them of conflict of interest
Dark twist to bright tale
Three tigers die in a week under mysterious circumstances; total 32 deaths in two-and-a-half years; all in the forests of Corbett, a showpiece of …
Junk food monster: Communicating diseases
A lab study by the Centre for Science and Environment has found extremely high levels of salt, fat and trans fat in junk foods responsible for …
Another year of not-so-green Ganesh Visarjans?
Junk food monster: Misleading labels on trans fat
Most of the food samples tested by CSE had higher trans fat levels than declared
Junk food monster: When McDonald's had to go back on its ad
Fast food co invited consumers to replace home-cooked meals with its products
Supreme Court lifts ban on tiger tourism
Directs states to prepare tiger conservation plans in six months
Bihar pollution agency to check water quality of Ganga river, others to identify violation of idol immersion norms
Water checks before and after Durga Puja festivities in Patna, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Purnia, Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga
Madhya Pradesh not in favour of imposing tax on resorts near tiger reserves
Wants to charge the money from wildlife tourists, instead
Expert bodies suggest measures to fight killer heat waves
Long-term planning, combined with immediate preventive measures, can be the key
Ban junk food in schools, amicus curiae tells Delhi High Court
Stakeholders are expected to reply to the suggestions within the next hearing
Guidelines on idol immersions
CPCB says only natural materials as specified in ancient scriptures should be used