This Report of the Public Accounts Committee deals with the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations and Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Twenty-First Report (17th Lok Sabha)
LUCKNOW: UP government on Wednesday announced to ban gutka as per the order of the Allahabad High Court and the food security act passed by Parliament. However, the order will come into effect from April
Over the past few days, nearly 90 private water tankers have been caught transporting water without even a trace of chlorine Does a private water tanker supply water to your locality? If that is the case, it is time that you checked how safe it is for drinking. A recent water quality test conducted by the Chennai Corporation and the Food Safety department showed that water transported in 90 private tankers across the city did not have even a trace of chlorine.
This is the State’s second attempt to ban the carcinogenic substance Tamil Nadu is considering a proposal to ban gutka and pan masala throughout the State. This is the State’s second attempt to ban the carcinogenic substance. The State Tobacco Control Cell has submitted the proposal, and it is being processed at the highest level, official sources said. It was as early as in 2001 that the first attempt was made to ban these products.
Sangrur: About 250 food samples were collected by the health authorities from various parts of the district in the last seven months. Of them, 38 failed to clear the safety test. All these samples were
NewDelhi:The Delhi government is set to ban sale, manufacturing, distribution and storage of all gutka products in the city by next week. After giving a verbal undertaking to the Delhi high court last
New Delhi: Tobacco products might be banned in the capital, the Delhi government indicated before the Delhi high court on Wednesday. The government said steps were being taken on the issue, while responding
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the city government to examine and decide in two weeks a plea to ban oral tobacco products like ghutka, supari, pan masala and zarda in Delhi. A division bench of
A group of doctors from Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) here on Thursday filed an intervening application in support of Maharashtra government's decision to ban gutkha and pan masala, which was challenged by companies manufacturing these products. Tata Memorial Hospital is one of the largest cancer treatment and research centres in the country. Admitting the petition, a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Nitin Jamdar, which was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by the manufacturers of gutkha and pan masala challenging the ban,
CM Announces Comprehensive Ban During I-Day Speech Ahmedabad: The numbers 9/11 just got new meaning in Gujarat. Instead of a war on terror, they will signify a war on the deadly addiction of gutka and will come into force from September 11. During his Independence Day speech in Junagadh on Wednesday, chief minister Narendra Modi announced a comprehensive ban on the addictive substance across the state.
A Bill further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. This Act may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Act, 2012.
