WHO cancer arm deems aspartame 'possible carcinogen'; consumption limits unchangedAspartame is one of the world's most popular sweeteners, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum.
14 Jul, 2023, 07.21 AM IST
Can sweetener aspartame cause cancer? Wait for IARC reportAspartame is two hundred times sweeter than normal sugar, so it is used in diet cold drinks like Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Pepsi Max, and 7 Up ...
30 Jun, 2023, 12.06 AM IST
Beware! This popular artificial sweetener may be a carcinogenAspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum and some Snapple drinks, will be listed in July as "possib...
29 Jun, 2023, 08.34 PM IST
WHO's cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen: SourcesThe artificial sweetener aspartame is set to be declared a possible carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a...
29 Jun, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Can you identify which chemicals may be carcinogenic? Study says yesCarcinogens include asbestos, tobacco smoke, diesel engine exhaust etc.
31 Jan, 2023, 09.54 PM IST
Cancer to kill 10 mn; over 18 mn new cases expected in 2018WHO expects the disease to be the leading cause of death in the 21st century.
14 Sep, 2018, 08.56 AM IST
Blackstone sees opportunity in India’s distress, to invest $150 millionNew York-based Blackstone will be issued fresh equity shares in IARC.
09 Apr, 2018, 08.29 AM IST
Private equity firm KKR to use $10 billion global pool for India assetsPrivate equity firm KKR plans to use its global pool of nearly $10 billion to fund acquisition of stressed assets from Indian lenders.
28 Mar, 2016, 01.47 AM IST
Akhil Gupta, KKR to buy into asset recast company IARC of Tata Capital & HDFC BankBharti Group veteran Akhil Gupta and leading US private equity firm KKR will pick up a majority stake in an asset reconstruction company.
06 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
KKR investment to come in 3 months, says International Asset Reconstruction CompanyHe said it will take up to three more months before the deal announced last December fructifies and IARC gets the new investor in form of K...
15 Sep, 2015, 07.04 PM IST
KKR-led consortium set to buy majority stake in IARCThe deal recognises that there is a need and opportunities to contribute to resolution of non-performing loans in the banking sector.
08 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Air pollution causes lung cancer: World Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on Thursday declared air pollution as carcinogenic...
18 Oct, 2013, 05.41 AM IST
‘Scavenger’ funds such as Edelweiss & IARC plan war chest of Rs 500 crore & Rs 300 croreEdelweiss and IARC are planning to raise Rs 500 crore and Rs 300 crore, respectively, to capitalise their asset reconstruction funds.
02 Jun, 2012, 07.17 AM IST
- Cellphone use may be linked to cancer, finds WHO panel
Concerns have risen in recent years that cellphones might be harmful to the health of people who use them.
02 Jun, 2011, 04.36 AM IST
- Indian research on effects of cellphone more extensive: Minister on WHO study
Indian scientists are doing more extensive and wide-ranged research on the effects of use of mobile phones.
02 Jun, 2011, 02.15 AM IST
- IARC asks Berman to hold Mark-Up next week on Indo-US deal
IARC has asked the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to hold a Mark-Up next week, waiving the 30-day rule, so that committee ...
20 Sep, 2008, 10.36 AM IST
- Indian-American nominated as Administrator of SBA
An Indian-American, Santanu K Baruah, has been nominated for the post of Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
28 Jun, 2008, 08.53 AM IST