The draft Food Safety and Standards Rules 2011 has been notified in the Gazette of India on 19/01/2011. These rules may be called the Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2010. The draft Food Safety and Standard Rules, 2011 which the central Government proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 91 of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006).

The Centre for Science and Environment in collaboration with the Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of Bangladesh, organized an experience sharing dialogue on “Improving quality and performance of natural gas vehicle programme in South Asia” on 20 January 2011 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The MoEF final order dated January 17, 2011 states that EIA notification 1994, 2004 & 2006 is applicable to LCL and Lavasa has damaged the environment. In light of this, status quo is to be continued. MoEF is prepared to consider the project on merits, with imposition of various terms and conditions.

Non compliance with emission standards. Analysis report of the sack sampling conducted by the State Board officials on 10/11/2010.

Show case notice under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for violation of the provisions of Environment Impact Assessment Notification 1994, as amended in 2004 and 2006 by M/s Lavasa Corporated Limited, Vikhroli, Mumbai.

Effluent sample collected on 23.07.2010: show cause notice from Steel Authority of India Ltd, Durgapur Steel Plant dated 27.01.2011.

The ‘Cancun Agreements’ were the principal outputs from the 16th annual UN climate
conference (COP16) held in Cancun, Mexico from Nov. 29 to Dec. 10, 2010. The
Agreements consist of two formal conference decisions, which anchor progress made
in the twin-track Convention and Protocol negotiations over the last two to three years.

Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society: Final orders and other relevant documents.

Letter from Mohan Lal Jain, Nagar Palika Parisha, Srinagar, Garhwal on Dhari Devi relocation dated 15/01/2011.

What insurance can the world afford to prevent repeating the catastrophic temperature increase of the past? A package of fast mitigation measures is recommended by Nobel Laureate Mario Molina and colleagues Durwood Zaelke, K. Madhava Sarma, Stephen O. Andersen, V. Ramanathan, and Donald Kaniaru.

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