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Energy Drinks samples tested
The Pollution Monitoring Laboratory of Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) tested samples of eight brands of energy drinks. The aim was to check the standards energy drinks were...
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Take junk food out of schools, say participants at a CSE Round Table
Round Table organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) brings together top doctors, educationists and civil society representativesFront Page Teaser: Round Table organised by Centre for...
View ArticleMore to junk food than meets the eye
Junk food is junk by its very definition. But how bad is it and what is it that companies do not tell people about this food? This is what the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) laboratory...
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Naturally occurring trans fat is healthy- Study
NOT all trans fats are bad for health. At least not the natural ones found in ghee, butter and cheese. Scientists have found that naturally occurring trans fats in milk and meat products obtained from...
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CSE 's Round Table on Mercury Pollution in Sonbhadra
Pollution in Sonbhadra area is not new and has been talked about for many years but no action has been taken to check the pollution. This has led to long term health impacts which have now started to...
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CSE's Green Rating Project findings discussed in the Parliament of India
Based on the findings of the environmental, health, safety, local community relations and sustainability issues of major Indian steel plants as studied by CSE's Green Rating Project, Members of...
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Canada adopts new food safety law
In a bid to modernize the food safety system in the country, the Canadian Government has adopted new food safety Act. The new Act named ‘The Safe Food for Canadians Act’ came into force from November...
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European Food Safety Authority to assess the impact of pesticides and GMOs on...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is assessing the impacts of pesticides and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) on bee health. A task force under coordination of Emerging Risks Unit (ERU) of...
View ArticleWake up and smell the air
Our health is not on anybody’s agenda. Or, we just don’t seem to make the connections between the growing burden of disease and the deteriorating condition of our environment. We don’t really believe...
View ArticleWhat it takes to deliver midday meal
The tragic loss of 23 young lives because of contaminated food in a Bihar school is unacceptable. But it is also a fact that the Mid Day Meal Scheme, under which cooked food is compulsorily provided...
View ArticleJunk games and schoolchildren
“There is nothing called junk food. The problem with obesity lies with children who do not exercise enough. What is needed is for them to run and jump, and to do this they need to consume high-calorie...
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Delhi High Court asks for detailed response on the case on banning junk food...
Court wants to know which junk foods should be regulated. Fixes next hearing for August 6, 2014.Related Articles: Editorial Junk games and schoolchildren By: Sunita Narain Presentation Junk food...
View ArticleChicken comes home to roost
What should I eat now? Is there nothing that is safe?” This is what I am asked every time the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) does a study on toxins in food. It is a fact that our food is...
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Delhi High Court asks for detailed response on the case on banning junk food...
CSE welcomes the court’s directive in the 2010 PIL filed by Uday Foundation. Related Articles: Press ReleaseDate: March 18, 2015CSE welcomes Delhi High Court order on junk food />Primarily over the...
View ArticleFood for nutrition, nature and livelihood
What societies eat reflects their position on the modernity trajectory. Poorer countries have health problems because of lack of food. Then as people get rich, they end up losing the health advantage...
View ArticleRun for health during Delhi marathon amidst very high air pollution exposure
CSE releases the results of its exposure air quality monitoring during Delhi marathon event todayFinds unacceptable level of exposure to trapped pollutants typical of winter monthsDelhi needs a...
View ArticleCSE Invite: Release of report ‘Body Burden 2015: State of India’s Health’
The first assault of environmental degradation is on our bodies. There is a definite and tangible link between our environment and our health, but this linkage is complex and often disputed. Centre for...
View ArticleTwice bitten, not yet shy
The gross mismanagement of our city’s environment is making us sickread more
View ArticleWho is cooking our recipe books?
A subtle marketing drive is changing our food habits and we do not even know itread more
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