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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M S Swaminathan backs ban on endosulfan
KOCHI: The architect of Green Revolution, M S Swaminathan, has put his weight behind the ban imposed by the Pollution Control Board on use of endosulfan in the state. On the sidelines of the sixth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning here, Swaminathan said the hazardous aspect of using endosulfan in the farming sector should be analysed in other parts of the country also. Though endosulfa
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Projects worth Rs 4.53 cr for coastal areas
KOCHI: Various developmental projects costing `4.53 crore will be taken up in the coastal areas of Ernakulam district, Fisheries Minister S Sarma has said. The government has already given its nod for the project, which will be completed during the financial year, Sarma said while presiding over a meeting here on Friday. Puthenvelikkara, Ezhikkara, Vadakkekara, Pallipuram, Chittattukara, Che
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HIL produces Endosulfan despite ban in Kerala
Union Minister K V Thomas
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'Tourism sector poised to grow by seven percent'
KOCHI: Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha P J Kurien has said that efforts would be taken to address the problems of travel agents. At the second day of the convention of the IAAI 'ICON 2010' held here on Friday, he spoke about the tourism potential of India. E M Najeeb, president, Confederation of Tourism Industry, pointed out that the industry would grow from 18 percent to 25 percent by 2020,
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Cleanliness drive on October 31
As a part of the 54th Kerala Piravi day festivities, the Mata Amritanandamayi Ashram will organise 'Amalabharatham', a cleanliness drive in 70 select locations across the state on October 31. The volunteers and the students of the Amritanandamayi Ashram will take part in the drive to clear the streets of all kinds of waste. In Ernakulam district, the students, staff and volunteers of the Amr
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Disaster management cells to be set up
KOCHI: In order to put in place a permanent mechanism for disaster management, the state government has decided to set up disaster management cells in each district. As a first step, the government has issued orders creating the post of deputy collectors to head the cells in eight districts. At present, the district collectors are heading the disaster management cells in each district.
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International conference on climate change
KOCHI: Climate change has been happening for several centuries leading to the extinction of the dinosaurs. But what is happening in the last two centuries has been created by man and we are beginning to see its effects in the oceans and the atmosphere, said Gangan Prathap, director, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR). Delivering the inaugural addr
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Fishing community to protest against CRZ 2010
KOCHI: The National Fishworkers Forum (NFF) & Kerala Swathanthra Matsya Thozhilaly Federation (KSMTF) are getting ready to organise continuous protests in all coastal states of the country which come under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) 2010, from October 29. Rejecting the draft CRZ notification in toto, they said that it is only marginally different from the pre-draft which was rejected by
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NFF, KSMTF reject Draft CRZ notification
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Fish Workers Forum (NFF) and the Kerala Swathanthra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF) rejected the draft Coastal Zone Regulation (CRZ) Notification-2010. In memorandums submitted to Ministry of Environment and Forest, President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Ghandhi, they have listed out reasons for the rejection of th
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Who will benefit from the sand mining mess?
Which Front will get the benefit of the sand mining and related works being done at the Malampuzha, Chulliyar and Walayar dams in Palakkad district during the elections to the local bodies? In general, the answer will be the LDF or the UDF. Whoever wins, the real winners will be the hundreds of workers at the dam site.