Pure myth

When was the last time you drank water straight from the tap at your house to slake thirst on a hot summer day, without hesitation. Chances are …

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

How Indian Standards are looking at complexities in healthcare

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

Why Union Budget 2022-23 will help India’s dairy and livestock farmers

Reduced alternate minimum tax and surcharge reduction for cooperative societies, increased allocation several schemes as well as livestock health …

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The old test, in which the animals bled to death, has been replaced by a new one that incorporates a polymerase chain reaction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

Bombay HC for phthalates standards in toys

CSE study showed over 45 per cent toys in India have more than acceptable limits of the chemical

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 …

MoEFCC revises fly ash notification

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

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 …

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 …

CAG censures standards bureau for delays

Test check revealed delays ranging from one month to 18 years in making 137 standards of the sample 214

How pure are their claims?

Market for water purifiers booms, but consumers cannot be sure of quality in absence of regulations

Groundwater contamination around Union Carbide factory is now officially confirmed

Indian Institute of Toxicology Research says the contaminant levels are not a public health concern because drinking water is supplied by …

Smoke in the kitchen

The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?

Delhi groundwater, a deadly cocktail: CGWB report

Inadequate sewage treatment and disposal in the national capital territory is contaminating city’s groundwater

‘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

Light on mercury

Regulations to check mercury pollution take backseat as Centre promotes fluorescent light

A smart idea

Economic growth has unleashed an enormous appetite for home appliances among the Indian middle class. At their current level of energy efficiency,…

One crore people became unemployed in India in 2018

84 per cent of these job losses happened in rural areas

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