Kochi: Keeping decibels in check
Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions recorded 106 decibels, nearly double the permissible levels. KOCHI: Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions
New Indian Express (Kochi)
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Tortured existence
Sivadas Varma KOCHI: After the death of Chalakkal Mohanan, another young tusker, Gajendran awaits death due to prolonged starvation. The tusker who attacked its first mahout, now under treatment, was abandoned by the other mahouts in a compound near Kumbalam.
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He wants us to drink pure water
KOCHI: A Manuel is on a one-man mission. To make us aware of the poor quality of the water we drink. He tests water samples free of cost at his residence to convince people that the impurities in water are impossible to detect with the naked eye.
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Nanoscience seminar
KOLLAM: The Physics Department of Fathima Mata National College here will organise a seminar on Nanoscience and Technology from March 23 to 25. Seminar convener Prof E.P. Wilson said that the objective of the seminar was to provide an opportunity for the delegates to learn, exchange and interact with new ideas in the areas of synthesis of nanomaterials and their characterisations.
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Harvesting a dream
KOCHI: For many of us, the festival of harvest has faded into oblivion. But a group of youngsters at Malayidamthuruthu, a village near Pukkattupady, has been engaged in an effort to bring back that long forgotten culture.
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Development Knowledge Centres mooted
Governor R S Gavai delivering the valedictory address at the national conference on 'Drinking water security
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Biggest cleaning drive of the year
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The City Corporation embarked on its biggest one-day cleaning drive of the year by 3 p.m. on Tuesday, in an effort to rid the city of large volumes of waste generated during the Pongala festival.
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Parking fee: Corporation v PWD
The parking fee board placed by the Corporation on Shanmugham Road which comes under the PWD.
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The plight of the Periyar
Waste from slaughterhouses dumped by the riverside.
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Coop Bank schemes for womens welfare
PATHANAMTHITTA: The Pathanamthitta District Cooperative Bank, as part of empowering women through self-employment schemes to enhance their economic self-sufficiency, has introduced various projects. As part of the self-employment scheme, an assistance worth Rs 8.53 lakh would be sanctioned to 56 women on Women
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Earth observation satellite in 2 years
KOLLAM: ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair has said that the country will be able to develop its own earth observation satellite within two years.