City’s waste management system headed for a crisis
Corporation decides to stop accepting refuse from neighbouring local bodies The management of solid waste in the city is headed for an unprecedented crisis with the existing plant unable to process
Corporation decides to stop accepting refuse from neighbouring local bodies The management of solid waste in the city is headed for an unprecedented crisis with the existing plant unable to process
KOCHI: Complaints regarding dumping of untreated waste, including toilet waste from the nearby flats into the Kadamprayar, the main water source to SmartCity, Infopark and nearby areas, will be looked
KOCHI: Despite all the hype over the future ‘Smart City’, Kochi - a ‘Metro-in-the-making’ - hides an invisible population. They are the landless and the homeless who are living a life of their own on the
KOCHI: On Monday, chief secretary Jiji Thomson said that Kochi was on the verge of facing a Chennai-like flood situation. "To prevent such a situation, Kochi should adopt 'Operation Ananta', an initiative
KOCHI: Following the inspection at Sabarimala, pollution control board (PCB) officials have decided to strengthen waste water collection network at the hill shrine. It was also decided to treat the waste
‘Any failure to initiate action as suggested by the panel will amount to contempt of Parliament’ The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests has sought Action
KOCHI:The Rajya Sabha Committee on Science, Technology, Environment and Forests will hold talks with NGOs, civic organisations and experts at the Government Guest House here on Sunday. “Members of the
The government’s Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) cell has okayed a Rs.295-crore solid waste treatment plant in Brahmapuram. The cell has given in-principle approval for the financial and technical
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a roundtable on renewable energy with top energy CEOs and experts during which he emphasised India`s commitment to realize the vision of 175 GigaWatts of
Experts in the field has stressed the need for conducting a water audit in the Kozhikode Corporation to formulate a water policy to overcome water scarcity and to carry out remedial measures. The periodical
Environment campaigners are planning to sue the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman for violating the statutory directions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding online
KOCHI: Last week chief minister Oommen Chandy said that Kochi has a private SmartCity venture and the city will turn smart with Centre's aid. "The city grabbed the limelight as the fourth-cleanest city
A mobile incinerator will soon burn bulbs, mercury tubes, plastic bags, clothes and a wide range of dry waste in Eloor and Tripunitura municipalities amid fear that the process will pollute the environment
Ditched computers and smartphones are fast raking in money for the cash-strapped coffers of the Kerala government. Clean Kerala Company, a State-run agency under the Department of Local-Self Government,
KOCHI: In a major relief to urban residents, the state government has plans to encourage relocation of industries that are relatively polluting, to shift them from cities and urban areas as done in the
KOCHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the state government to check noise pollution in areas where hospitals were situated. Hearing a petition filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA)
KOCHI: At a time when the city authorities are going gaga over the integrating public transport system, town planning experts have emphasized on the need to put in place an updated master plan for the
The city corporation has finally woken up to the problem of e-waste generated in the city. It has joined hands with Clean Kerala Company Ltd to dispose and recycle Kochi's e-waste in a scientific manner.
KOCHI: As canal cleaning work is in progress, workers found huge chunk of polythene bags with garbage thrown in the canal. It is mostly plastic waste, sanitary napkins and diapers. This is mainly because