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
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
Reema Narendran
THE Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed the Kerala Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2008. The Bill, w h i c h was referred to the Subject Committee, has been recommended to be adopted with certain modifications.
KOCHI: Baby care in Kochi hospitals, be it in the private sector or the government sector, will not be the same anymore. The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), in association with the Indian Paediatrics Association (IAP) and the United Nations International Children
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government is strongly pursuing the implementation of water safety project, under which Government projects are undertaken in a transparent and effective manner, Water Resources Minister N K Premachandran has stated.
Sudha Nambudiri KOCHI: As yet another World Water Day passes by, the drying wells, vanishing waterbodies and the decrease in rainfall catches the attention of environmentalists and scientists alike. While the former is exhorting the public and the powers that be of the dangers of a water crisis, the latter is looking into the reasons behind it.
M K Sunil Kumar KOCHI: Water days come and go. But the water woes in Kochi, like in many other places, remain unending. The inability to execute the drinking water projects in a time-bound manner is the main reason for this. Rapid urbanisation and reclamation of watersheds add to the problem.
KOCHI: A one-day workshop on `Global Warming and Climate Change
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The provisions of the new Fisheries Regulation Bill authorising the Union Government to exercise jurisdiction over fishing activities in the territory under the State cannot be legally sustained, said Justice Narayana Kurup here on Friday.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The current drought the state is facing now, is a man-made calamity, Water Resources Minister N.K.Premachandran said. He was inaugurating the 5-day celebrations in connection with the World Water Day which began at the Sasthra Bhavan here on Friday.
KOCHI: If the Corporation authorities are to be believed, widening of Sahodaran Ayyappan (SA) Road, one of the much-awaited road projects in the city, will be completed in three months. Laying wet mix macadam (WMM) will begin in April and is expected to be completed within two months.