In a first for the state, child welfare committee of Mandya district has banned the sale of aerated and soft drinks to children below 18 years of age.
Apr 8, 2017, 8:16 AM IST
More than seven lakh traders in the state will join the boycott protest against soft drink majors' 'mindless water exploitation'
Mar 8, 2017, 8:27 AM IST
After small retailers, big retail chains have also followed the suit of boycotting the sale of PepsiCo and Coca-Cola products in Tamil Nadu.
Mar 4, 2017, 12:40 PM IST
Coca-Cola and Pepsi received a breather from the Madurai bench of the Madras high court as they lifted the ban on water supply from Thamirabarani River to their bottling plants located in Tirunelveli district. Here’s why local brands will have re-strategise to send these soft drinks packing
Mar 3, 2017, 8:02 AM IST
Recently Tamil Nadu took the centre-stage in the country over Jallikattu row. The state’s unity even shook the Supreme Court. Now the Tamilians have taken on Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Is the state's next war against capitalism?
Jan 27, 2017, 3:45 PM IST
From this March, traders will stop selling soft drinks and mineral water manufactured by multinational companies to promote Indian brands. The state Milk Dealer Employees Welfare Association also announced that they will not sell milk products manufactured by one particular MNC.
Jan 25, 2017, 5:46 AM IST
Indra Nooyi has been selected to be a member of US President Donald Trump's Strategic and Policy Forum to help implement economic agenda of the newly elected government.
Dec 15, 2016, 7:08 AM IST
Every time an actor invites you to "Taste the Thunder" while endorsing a 300 ml bottle of cola, little do we realise that he is in fact advocating the consumption of ten tea spoons of sugar with every drink.
Sep 9, 2016, 4:51 AM IST
The drought this year is the result of 20 years of mindless water exploitation, says author-journalist P Sainath.
May 3, 2016, 5:00 AM IST
The Puthussery panchayat will serve a stop memo to the Pepsico plant in Palakkad for using lakhs of litres of ground water, even as the area reeled under acute water shortage.
May 1, 2016, 7:44 AM IST
The locals of Hubli district complain that they receive water only once in eight days.
Apr 29, 2016, 4:54 AM IST
Maestro Sachin Tendulkar has extended a helping hand to Maharashtra government in its fight against drought.
Apr 21, 2016, 10:32 AM IST