New Food Regulatory Regime - Changes, Challenges and Way Ahead
Critique of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) by Minakshi Sharma Dabas, Advocate, Corporate Law Group, New Delhi
Critique of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) by Minakshi Sharma Dabas, Advocate, Corporate Law Group, New Delhi
Germany is the epicenter of an E coli outbreak in the European Union (EU). Since its outbreak on May 2, death toll has gone up to 38 in Germany, with nearly 3300 people falling ill. Several cases of kidney complications too have been reported.
Still on FSSAI's Backburner
Two Turnabouts, A Joint Committee and Some Violations Friday the 13th wasn't bad after all. The Supreme Court on May 13, passed an ad-interim order to ban with immediate effect the manufacture, sale and use of endosulfan throughout the country, citing its harmful health effects. The court also directed the statutory authorities to seize the permits given to endosulfan manufacturers till further orders.
CSE has developed a"Roadmap for Rating System for Water Efficient Fixtures: A Way to Sustainable Water Management in India" as deliverable of Centre of Excellence under the Ministry of Urban Development.
THE Himalayas are warming at a rate higher than the global average. A recent study documents how this has affected cropping patterns and vegetation in the past 10 years. Read more
Mid-year climate negotiations kick-off in UNFCCC headquarters but there is too much on the plate to resolve By Uthra Climate change negotiators from all over the world will convene at Bonn over the next fortnight to resolve key deadlocks that led to the stalemate at Bangkok earlier this year after the initial euphoria over Cancun Agreements died down.
June 16 / Bonn Cancun pledges from developed countries can be met even without any actual reduction thanks to crafty calculations, points out two studies
June 11/ Bonn Ecosystem adaptation model fits with the compensation instruments By Aditya Ghosh Bonn, June 11: Ecosystem based adaptation to climate change impacts has emerged as the most cost-effective method both for climate insurance schemes and developing resilience in communities to combat climate change.
June 11/ Bonn Says it’s voluntary and transparency wasn’t a part of the original deal By Aditya Ghosh
One after other, developed countries decline to any binding commitments post-Kyoto By Aditya Ghosh
June 12/ Bonn
June 13 / Bonn Climate negotiations come under scanner yet again for being unfair to smaller nations, civil society Aditya Ghosh Bonn, June 13: The UNFCCC climate talks were once again accused of being unfair and not inclusive, this time by Venezuela and a host of NGO observers, in Bonn. Too much fragmentation was not fulfilling the cause of a transparent negotiation, these groups claimed.