Precautionary trickle
Mexico's tax on sugar-sweetened beverages has positively impacted public health. India too imposes huge taxes, but not with the purpose of …
Crop of debt
Surplus sugar production in the country has brought down sugar rates. As mills stop purchasing sugarcane, farmers are driven to suicide
India’s ultra food-processing sector growing: WHO calls for nutrient-based tax model
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India needs to clearly define high fat sugar salt food, scientists recommend
India’s ethanol mandate comes with some hidden trade-offs
India’s push for ethanol has raised concerns about its impact on the environment & food security
Soft drink companies investing heavily in developing countries, says report
Multinationals have taken to low and medium income countries as sales slowdown in North America and Europe
Water supplies dry up as Thailand reels under worst drought in decades
Delayed and short monsoon, abnormally high temperatures have exhausted major reservoirs, salt water intrusion is a growing concern
Grossly polluting industries more than doubled in 8 years: SOE in Figures
11% of these industries continue to flout pollution control standards in the country; nearly half of these are in Uttar Pradesh
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 24, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Half of all South Africans are overweight or obese. Warning labels on unhealthy foods help change that
Globally there’s been an increase in the availability and consumption of unhealthy food
Maharashtra's cash-strapped cane growers to launch agitation
Sugarcane farmers warn of ‘halla bol’ agitation if properties of sugar mills defaulting on payments are not seized by January 28, 2019
Food fudge: The story behind why India still does not have front-of-pack labelling
Seven years, four committees and two draft regulations later, India still does not have a clear labelling system to warn consumers about harmful …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 17, 2019)
FSSAI plans mandatory colour coding for sugary and salty foods
The move is among a number of measures which are a part of FSSAI’s new draft regulation on labelling and display
Least developed countries will consume more sugar, less protein in next 10 years
Many LDCs will not be able to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal of eliminating all forms of malnutrition by 2030
Sugar unit infringes environmental norms: How does it affect lives in Amroha
The plea alleges that pollution from the unit puts in danger the health of 5,000 students and 0.1 million inhabitants of 15 villages
Health in news on May 10
Sugar industry sees red over FSSAI's draft regulations, HC slams government hospital for discrimination of HIV patient
FSSAI has no reason ‘to not have warning labels’ on packaged foods
With new estimates of huge burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases, FSSAI should act strong and mandate a warning label in the interest …
End of invasive surgery? Researchers grow electrodes in living tissues of zebrafish
If successful in future tests, the gel could one day replace conventional materials that help restore brain, eye, ear, spinal cord, nerve and …
South Africa should learn from Brazil about how to tackle ‘hidden hunger’
Belo Horizonte provides a noteworthy example of how innovative, integrated food and nutrition security policies can assist communities
MIT scientists develop tortoise-shaped pill to deliver insulin
An alternative to the injection, the capsule contains a small needle made of compressed insulin that can inject into the stomach wall without the …
Centre relaxes environmental clearance for sugar mills
MoEFCC notification comes at a time when sugar mills owe Rs 22,000 crore to farmers for cane supplied in 2017-18
Sugary drinks can be major cause for type 2 diabetes: study
Harmful effects of fructose sugars on blood glucose seem to be mediated by energy and food source, warns a review
Hazards of sugar may be under reported
The sugar industry sponsered a study on coronary heart disease which downplayed sugar as a risk factor
Food fudge: What India can do to make its front-of-pack labelling robust
Countries have tried different labelling formats, but warning labels have emerged as the most effective in guiding consumers to make healthy food …
Honey fraud: No bold FSSAI move but ads from erring brands grew, says CSE
Advertising volumes for honey category grew nine times in print and four times in digital media in December