Karnataka to expand food safety drive to street vendors, host national conclave in OctoberKarnataka's government intends to enhance its food-safety enforcement, concentrating on street-food vendors' hygiene and safe practices. An...
McDonald’s Rajkot video shows rats moving across tables; civic body takes action against the outletA video showed rats inside a McDonald’s restaurant in Rajkot, alarming customers present at the time. Municipal health officer Jayesh Vakan...
Maharashtra FDA seizes adulterated food worth over Rs 1.36 cr, suspends 12 licences after statewide festive crackdownMaharashtra FDA seized and destroyed suspected adulterated, substandard and unhygienic food worth over Rs 1.36 crore during a four-day stat...
Alaska is checking boats for this tiny invader. Here’s why one mussel has scientists worriedWhat if one tiny mussel could trigger a massive problem for Alaska’s lakes, rivers and water infrastructure? Let's dig deeper to find out m...
Food inspections data driven; nothing has happened against the law: Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram MundheMaharashtra FDA faces systemic pressures amid pushback from large restaurant chains. The agency is proceeding with hygiene crackdowns based...
Incentive scheme on the cards for critical mineral recycling: G Kishan ReddyThe government is prioritizing demands from the material recycling sector and aims to fast-track reforms. A new incentive scheme for recycl...
18 lakh passengers caught, Rs 140.8 crore recovered: Railways intensifies checks as penalty earnings jump 40% in just 5 monthsCentral Railway recovered Rs 140.8 crore in penalties from 18 lakh ticketless and unauthorised travel cases between April and August, marki...
Supreme Court seeks report on NTA Reforms, says it could inspect agency officeThe Supreme Court requested a progress report on National Testing Agency reforms. Nandan Nilekani's committee is nearing its first report s...
Urinal in storage area, unclean water: Why FDA suspended licence of Mumbai’s Olympia Coffee House visited by Christopher Nolan and The Odyssey starsMumbai's Olympia Coffee House license was suspended by the FDA. The historic cafe faced numerous food safety and hygiene violations. These ...
Landslides, heavy rain disrupt transport, residential infrastructure in Sikkim's Gangtok; DDMA initiates damage assessmentsContinuous heavy rainfall has triggered landslides, mudflows and road blockages across Gangtok district, damaging homes and public infrastr...
AI, tech to scan cargo without disrupting trade: CBIC ChairmanThe shift is aimed at moving customs enforcement from physical inspection towards intelligence-led, technology-driven risk assessment, he s...
Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan orders random inspections of works under VB-G RAM G schemeRural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan mandated random inspections for the VB-G RAM G scheme. He stressed that fraud and irregula...
Supreme Court upholds Himachal HC ruling on drug regulator powers, impacting CDSCO enforcementThe Supreme Court dismissed the Union government's challenge to a High Court judgment. This ruling clarified jurisdiction over drug regulat...
Calcutta HC sets aside fire dept order to vacate 2 floors of building housing Abhishek Banerjee's officeThe Calcutta High Court has set aside a fire department order to vacate two floors. These floors house the office of TMC leader Abhishek Ba...
Tukaram Mundhe strikes again: FDA shuts Mumbai's iconic Cafe Mondegar in statewide raid over hygiene breachesMaharashtra FDA suspended licenses of four food businesses for hygiene breaches. Officials inspected thirty-eight establishments and collec...
Alembic Pharma clears USFDA inspection at Vadodara bioequivalence facility with nil observationsAlembic Pharmaceuticals has reported that its Vadodara facility passed the recent inspection by the United States Food and Drug Administrat...
Karnataka environment minister Ramalinga Reddy orders inspections of Bengaluru STPs, sets compliance deadlineMinister Ramalinga Reddy ordered intensified inspections for sewage treatment plants across Bengaluru. BWSSB and KSPCB must ensure all STPs...