Florida brought in Old World climbing fern as an ornamental; the vine later smothered more than 100,000 acres and can carry ground fires into tree canopiesOnce admired for its ornamental beauty, the old world climbing fern has now wreaked havoc on Florida's ecosystems. This invasive plant grow...
10 Nov, 2026, 02.16 AM IST
7,000 snack items destroyed, 568 litres of cooking oil dumped, 32 licences suspended: Amid festive rush, FSSAI flags unsafe food practices that could put your health at riskThe Kerala Food Safety Department deployed 56 special squads to inspect food establishments across the state as part of a crackdown on unsa...
09 Nov, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Surat student wins prize for tool that predicts groundwaterA Surat school student has won a national innovation challenge for developing JALAAKAR, a machine-learning project that estimates groundwat...
09 Nov, 2026, 03.41 PM IST
FSSAI seizes food products worth Rs 81.8 crore, suspends over 1,100 licences in nationwide driveFSSAI seized 3,279.57 metric tonnes of food products worth an estimated Rs 81.80 crore and suspended 1,133 licences during a nationwide ins...
08 Nov, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Sweet trouble this Diwali: Rs 82 crore worth of food, 1,185 licences come under FSSAI scannerFSSAI conducted a nationwide inspection drive from September 1 to November 5 to check food adulteration. During this period, more than 3,00...
08 Nov, 2026, 07.25 AM IST
10,000 notices, 1,133 suspended licences and 3,279 tonnes of seized food: FSSAI's nationwide crackdown exposes food safety violations across IndiaFSSAI has inspected more than 56,000 food establishments across India as part of a nationwide food safety enforcement drive. The exercise r...
07 Nov, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
FDA suspends 43 food business licences across Maharashtra during Diwali inspectionsMaharashtra FDA took action during a special Diwali enforcement drive by suspending 43 food business licenses. Inspections were conducted a...
07 Nov, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
USDA to launch AI tool to check crop production data after errorsAfter the USDA discovered errors in its corn data from September, officials determined the AI tool would have flagged the problem and decid...
07 Nov, 2026, 09.27 AM IST
FDA suspends 105 food business licences, Blinkit, Zepto among them; orders closure of 7 outletsMaharashtra FDA has suspended the licences of 105 food outlets, including those linked to Blinkit and Zepto, and ordered seven establishmen...
06 Nov, 2026, 08.39 PM IST
Dead animals, swollen eyes, rat poison: Ohio breeder hid 800 chinchillas from inspectors for years; over 1,100 surrendered after shocking discoveryDead animals, swollen eyes and open packets of rat poison were among the disturbing conditions uncovered at an Ohio chinchilla breeding fac...
06 Nov, 2026, 08.19 PM IST
Women must feel safe using cabs for worry-free career, NCW chief says: ReportThe National Commission for Women has recommended strict safety measures for women using app-based cabs. These include driver background ch...
06 Nov, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
USDA revokes James Ritterspach's licence after over 1100 chinchillas rescued from Ohio breederIn a concerning case of animal neglect, James F Ritterspach, the owner of R & R Chinchilla Inc., faced the permanent revocation of his bree...
06 Nov, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
EU Transport Commissioner activates security protocols after flight bomb threats; says "too early" to establish linksEuropean Union Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas expressed concern over recent hoax bomb threats affecting flights in Europe. M...
05 Nov, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
Bomb threat leads to unscheduled landing of LOT flight at Warsaw-Modlin airportA passenger plane traveling from London to Warsaw made an emergency landing in Poland after a bomb threat. Warsaw/Modlin Airport was closed...
03 Nov, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Ukraine and Russia both report cyberattacks on emergency appsCyberattacks disrupted emergency alert systems in both Ukraine and Russia, leading to the dissemination of false alarms. Ukrainian users re...
02 Nov, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
922 kg of adulterated sweets including 265 kg of rasgullas, spoiled khoya destroyed in Delhi ahead of festive seasonDuring festive inspections, Delhi's Food Safety Department took decisive action by destroying 922 kg of tainted food items. Inspectors focu...
26 Oct, 2026, 02.05 PM IST
Kayem Foods meat recall USDA: 1.58 million pounds of hot dogs, bacon and other meats recalled across the US-here's what has happenedKayem Foods Inc. has recalled approximately 1.5 million pounds of various meat products due to storage issues. These products, which includ...
20 Oct, 2026, 05.33 PM IST