By Paul Sonne
Wall Street Journal
April 10, 2010

Coca-Cola Co. increased its stake in the popular U.K. smoothie maker Innocent Drinks to 58%, gaining majority ownership of a British brand known for its healthy ingredients and social awareness. more »

By Steve Edwards
food.gather.com
April 1, 2010

If you’re looking for a scapegoat in the obesity epidemic, look no further than soda. It’s the single greatest caloric source in the world, accounting for somewhere between 11 and 19 percent of all the calories consumed worldwide. It’s cheap, addictive, and readily available, which generally means that it will take some willpower to avoid. But don’t despair, as we at Beachbody® are here to help. We present: our top 10 reasons to give up soda. Drumroll please . . . more »

Shaikh Azizur Rahman, Foreign Correspondent
The National
March 31, 2010

NEW DELHI: Shrawan Nayak’s journey home from work each day is marked by sadness and frustration. Now a day wage labourer, Mr Nayak’s route back to his house in the town of Kala Dera passes by a mineral powder factory that occupies the land where he and his father once had a 7-hectare farm. more »

March 31, 2010
Copenhagen Post

A study has indicated that high consumption of soft drinks may be the cause of reduced sperm quality in men.

Young men who want to become fathers may want to cut their cola consumption, according to new Danish research results recently published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. more »

Amrit Dhillon
South China Morning Post
March 28, 2010
With his leathery, lined face, Bansidhar Sharma, 66, looks as prematurely aged as most Indian farmers except that one niggling worry has given him a few extra furrows: how can he grow his crops and feed his cattle when his land in Kala Dera, in Rajasthan, is running out of water? more »

By Jeremiah McWilliams
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
March 23, 2010

A committee established by the state government of Kerala in India has recommended that Coca-Cola be held liable for approximately $47 million for alleged mismanagement of water resources at the company’s bottling operations in the village of Plachimada. more »

Reuters
March 23, 2010

NEW DELHI, March 23 (Reuters) – The Indian unit of Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) has been asked to pay $47 million compensation for causing environmental damage at its bottling plant in the southern Indian state of Kerala, state officials said on Tuesday. more »

By HARI KUMAR
The New York Times
March 23, 2010

A state government panel recommended Tuesday that Coca-Cola’s Indian subsidiary be fined $47 million for damage to the water and soil in a southern Indian village that it said had been caused by one of the company’s bottling plants. more »

Rediff News
March 22, 2010

Coca Cola has rejected the report of the experts’ committee set up by the Kerala government to assess losses caused by its plant at Plachimada, saying the panel was set up based on the ‘unproven assumption’ that the company had caused damage in the area. more »