Laboratory results of honey testing
It is a food fraud more nefarious and more sophisticated than what we found in our 2003 and 2006 investigations into soft drinks; more damaging to our health than perhaps anything that we have found till
CSE Study
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India hiding from its own ‘crap’
India, to put it euphemistically, is awash in its own ‘crap’ — a word derived from old Dutch to mean excrement. While accurate to an alarming degree, coming soon after the euphoria over the Agni missile
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Delhi Metro Rail - Beyond mass transit
A decade has gone since the first line of metro started in Delhi in 2002. Despite its expansion across the city in the past 10 years neither pollution nor congestion levels have gone down as claimed by
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Gurgaon may soon have no water, overflowing sewage: CSE
Gurgaon, India’s aspiring lower Manhattan, may soon end up with no water, but overflowing sewage. In 2006, the water level in Gurgaon had fallen to 51 metre below ground level. And if the water table
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No effect of CSE report on Junk food biz
Amritsar: New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) releasing negative results in March after testing 16 major food brands, including Nestle's Maggi noodles, McDonald's, KFC, Haldiram's
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CSE welcomes Government's decision of ban on junk foods
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), which took up cudgels against the health hazards due to junk food has hailed the UP governments decision to put an immediate ban on its sale within the premises
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Bun Maska Public Unlimited
Did you ever ask for the vital statistics of a samosa? According to Delhi-based nutritionist Aditi Mehrotra, a medium-sized one has 250 calories, 30 gms of carbohydrates, 13.2 fats and just five grams
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BRT Corridor is Capital’s new gas chamber
If BRT corridor was meant to be a panacea for the never ending traffic woes and ever increasing automobile pollution of the national Capital, it failed in its objective. The idling time at the Chirag Dilli
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CSE finds no honey in honey
Honey might be no longer `nectar' for users. For, a test conducted by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found that it was more of a sugar served with antibiotics. The genuineness of the honey notwithstanding,
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Now, Consumers Junk CSE Report
Fast-food chains McDonald’s and KFC, and packaged food brands like Lay’s chips and Maggi noodles reported normal sales this weekend, despite a study on Friday alleging high levels of trans-fat, sugar and
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Why diet experts are worried about Indians and junk food
Diet experts have said Indians are consuming junk foods more often than in the past, and have warned that this poses a major risk to their health. Deputy Programme Manager at the Food Standards and Safety