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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Free flow of toxins, a health hazard
KOCHI: The single most health hazard for people living in the suburbs and surrounding villages of Kochi is the disposal of sewage in public places. There is hardly any attempt on the part of the authorities to take action against unauthorised septic tank cleaning agencies. As a result such agencies are mushrooming in the city.
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Expats contribute to reclamation of paddy fields
KOLLAM: Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran has said that the expatriate Keralites also have directly or indirectly contributed to the decline in the acreage of paddy fields. Inaugurating a seminar on rehabilitation of NRKs organised as part of the district convention of Kerala Pravasi Federation here on Monday, the Minister said that their investments in the real estate and housing sect
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Count reveals 6,443 trees in city corporation
KOCHI: The tree census has revealed that there are 6,443 trees in public places in the Kochi Corporation. The register containing the details of the tree census titled
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Bio manure for sale
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A scheme to supply the bio manure produced from the city garbage to households has been launched by the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. The programme was inaugurated by Ports Minister V Surendran Pillai at the Press Club here on Thursday. Speaking at the function, the Minister lauded the unique venture.
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Permanent campus: IISER-TVM gets Centre's nod
Sabloo Thomas The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has given environmental clearance for the construction of a permanent campus for the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER-TVM) at Vithura.
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Elephant owners decry Rangarajan panel report
THRISSUR: The recommendations of the Dr Mahesh Rangarajan Committee to declare elephant as national heritage animal will eventually mar the religious and cultural practices that are being followed in the state for the past many centuries, Kerala Elephant Owners Federation members have said. The members told reporters here that most of the recommendations made by the committee were impractical
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Ecotourism in Kochi gets a big boost
KOCHI: Yet another eco-tourism initiative is in the offing for Kochi. Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan will inaugurate the Parunthuranchi Manappuram Ecotourism project in Aluva on Monday. The project will be implemented by the District Tourism Promotion Council with financial aid from the Department of Tourism.
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Kerala to work with TN, Railways to save jumbos
COIMBATORE: The Kerala Government intends to work with the Tamil Nadu Government and the Railway Department for tackling the issue of elephants getting killed on railway tracks, Forests Minister Benoy Viswom said here on Thursday. After taking part in the interacting session with the Officer Trainees of the Central Academy for State Forest Service, Coimbatore, he said,
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Cabinet approves rehabilitation package for NHDP
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While approving the rehabilitation package for evictees created by the National Highway Development Programme, the Cabinet on Thursday asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to review the alignment prepared for the development of NH-17 and NH- 47.
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People panic as worms swarm the Periyar
ALUVA: The presence of an enormous number of worms in the Periyar near the Sivarathri Manalpuram has spread panic among the people since Wednesday evening. The earthworm-like reddish worm is 10 centimetres long. Lakhs of worms are seen at the bathing ghat near the Siva temple here.