Food safety and toxins

Bt brinjal: a CSE update

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has come out in support of the verdict on Bt-brinjal given here today by Jairam Ramesh, minister of state (independent charge) for environment and forests.

2010: choose your future today

A new decade. For me, three decades of work in environment. I wonder: have matters improved since the early 1980s, when I began? Or, are things worse off? Where do we go from here?

Toys

Press Release

January 15, 2010 The trouble with toys… Latest CSE study finds high levels of toxic phthalates in children’s toys in India Read more...

Lab Report

:: Phthalates in Toys

:: Details of the samples of toys tested    by CSE

Fact Sheet

:: Regulations

:: Health Implications

Presantation

:: Toxic Toys

DTE Cover story Hand to mouth Read more...

How harmful are phthalates?

Safety Regulations

Bhopal factsheets

This document chronologically lists facts pertaining to legal and medical issues pertaining to Bhopal gas leak case.

To read more click on

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/webexclusives/factsheet_1.htm

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/webexclusives/factsheet_2.htm

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/webexclusives/factsheet_3.htm

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/webexclusives/factsheet_4.htm

bhopal judgement

First trial of Bhopal gas accident takes place in US Court for Southern District of New York where Justice Keenan rejets plea by Bhopal gas victims for hearing. Directs Union Carbide to submit to jurisdiction of Indian courts.

To read more click on:

http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/292418

bhopal

India's Supreme Court facilitates USD 470 million settlement between Union Carbide Corp. and Government of India for compensating victims of Bhopal gas tragedy. Court terminates all civil and criminal cases against Union Carbide officials.

Bhopal

Supreme Court rejects plea for review of USD 470 million settlement between Indian government and Union Carbide. Reinstates criminal proceedings against UCC Chairman and officials.

About Food Safety & Toxins

The programme relies on a two pronged strategy of doing laboratory research to generate empirical data on issues of toxins and food safety and secondly, doing policy research and advocacy to bring about changes in the regulatory and enforcement framework.