Sunita Narain, who hit the headlines in 2003 on claims that soft drinks like Pepsi and Coke have high pesticide content, has now targeted the vanaspati industry for high trans fat levels.

Kounteya Sinha | TNN

Ill health would come at the top of any list of the effects of fog and smog followed by disruptions in transport services. Most of what we call fog in metros like Delhi and Kolkata is smog created by atmospheric pollutants that get mixed up with thick, moisture-laden air that reduces visibility considerably.

This new lab study on cooking oils by CSE, finds high levels of dangerous trans fats in all samples of vanaspati oil. Expresses concern over delays in setting up of stringent standards and recommends tough enforcement so that companies cannot take us and our food for a ride.

The term, 'environment', has many connotations. In this paper, by 'environment' we mean the natural environment, which encompasses all the biotic and abiotic elements that form our surroundings, that is, the air, the land, the water, the forests, the seas.

Aanand Pandey / New Delhi December 9, 2008, 0:33 IST

When your reputation is under attack, do not look for someone to blame, do not weasel out by citing technicalities, and do not sidestep responsibility. The to-do list forms this article. While you read it, send for Amitabh Bachchan

IF you are concerned about losing the battle against pollution, there's all the more reason to worry. The Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb), the national apex body, can hardly be called a regulator for tackling environmental degradation. In fact, it is "near-defunct". This extraordinary conclusion comes

Here the authors report the first worldwide reconnaissance study of the presence and occurrence of pesticides in fruit-based soft drinks. While there are strict regulations and exhaustive controls for pesticides in fruits, vegetables, and drinking water, scarce attention has been paid to highly consumed derivate products, which may contain these commodities as ingredients.

SHILLONG: Random mining carried out in an unscientific manner in Meghalaya has led to severe degradation of the environment there, according to a new study.

A coal mine in Meghalaya

The New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment

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