Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding location of a factory in a thickly populated human locality, Kalyan Mill, Naroda Road, North Gujrat estate, Ahmedabad, 22/04/2014

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Himanshu R. Barot Vs State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 22/04/2014 regarding location of a factory in a thickly populated human locality, Kalyan Mill, Naroda Road, North Gujrat estate, Ahmedabad.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/109_2013(THC)(App)(WZ)_22Apr2014_final_order.pdf

Judgement Date: 
22/04/2014
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Industrial Pollution, Ahmedabad (D), Gujarat, Food Process Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Waste Disposal, Industrial Waste
Health

Added sugar intake and cardiovascular diseases mortality among US adults

Epidemiologic studies have suggested that higher intake of added sugar is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Few prospective studies have examined the association of added sugar intake with CVD mortality. The objective of the study was to examine time trends of added sugar consumption as percentage of daily calories in the United States and investigate the association of this consumption with CVD mortality.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2014
Quanhe Yang, Zefeng Zhang, Edward W. Gregg & et al
Jama Internal Medicine
174
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516-524
Tags:
Heart Diseases, Health Effects, Research, United States Of America (US), Food Process Industry, Obesity, Diabetes, Child Health, Non Communicable Diseases
Health

HC panel split on school junk food ban

Industry Comes Up With Policy Putting Onus On Student; Experts Not Sure If It’s Feasible

A Delhi high court panel to look into dietary habits of school-going children is split on the question of banning sale of junk food in and around educational institutions.

Publication Date: 
12/03/2014
Abhinav Garg
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Junk Food, High Court, Health Effects, Sunita Narain, CSE, Nutrition, Food Process Industry, Obesity, Children, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Health
Climate Change

Food and climate: connecting the dots, choosing the way forward

This report published by the Centre for Food Safety, outlines the climate requirements for successful food production, and examines two competing food production methods – industrial and organic – to reveal how they contribute to the climate problem, how resilient they are in the face of escalating climate shocks, and how organic agriculture can actually help to solve the climate crisis.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2014
Cameron Harsh, Aurora Paulsen, Abigail Seiler, Heather Whitehead
Center for Food Safety
Tags:
Food Security, Climate Change, Organic Foods, Food Process Industry, Extreme Weather Events, Ecosystems, Biotechnology, Pesticides
Energy

Solar Power Station commissioned

Nagaland Directorate of Industries & Commerce commissioned 10 KW Solar Power Station at the Directorate on February 15 with Director of Industries & Commerce, Er Thekruneituo Kire, as the c

Publication Date: 
17/02/2014
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Nagaland, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Food Process Industry, Energy
Health

Draft guidelines for regulating food high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) also popularly known as Junk Food

Draft guidelines for regulating food high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) also popularly known as Junk Food. Working Group set up by the Expert Group set up as per the order dated September 4, 2013 of the Honorable High Court of Delhi.

Publication Date: 
16/01/2014
Tags:
Junk Food, Health Effects, Child Health, High Court, Nutrition, Australia, United Kingdom (UK), Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Process Industry, Non Communicable Diseases
Health

Food cos fined Rs 10 cr for adulteration

Following reports of substandard food products sold by leading business groups, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed three leading companies to deposit Rs 10 crore each.

A division bench of Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Tashi Rabistan directed Delhi-based spice company A-1 Agro Products and Srinagar-based Khyber and Kanwal Spices groups to deposit the amount in the account of the Director, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, within two weeks.

Publication Date: 
24/12/2013
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Srinagar (T), Food Adulteration, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Food Process Industry, Health Effects, Health
Health

US proposes new rule to deal with food adulteration

Washington : Firms from India and other nations supplying food to the US may soon find it costlier to do businesses with the US proposing a new rule that requires them to address vulnerable process

Publication Date: 
23/12/2013
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
United States Of America (US), Food Adulteration, India, Food Process Industry, Food Policy, Health Effects, Health
Energy

Greggs bakes in solar power

Bakery chain says solar panels totalling 1.28 megawatts will cut carbon emissions 25% by 2015, BusinessGreen reports

Publication Date: 
11/12/2013
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
United Kingdom (UK), Energy, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Food Process Industry, Energy Efficiency, Electricity
Food Policy

The food wastage & cold storage infrastructure relationship in India: developing realistic solutions

India, the world’s second largest producer of fruits and vegetables, is throwing away fresh produce worth Rs133 bn every year because of lack of adequate cold storage facilities and refrigerated transport, according to data compiled in this new report by Emerson Climate Technologies

Publication Date: 
28/11/2013
Emerson Climate Technologies
Tags:
Food Storage, India, Food Supply, Food Prices, Food Safety, Food Process Industry, Food Security, Food Policy

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