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
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Cola major Pepsico today denied the charge that its plant in Pudussery in Palakkad district has been causing depletion of ground water in the arid area by over extraction of water.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Drinking water in as many as 1,879 wards in the state are found to be sub-standard, said Water Resources Minister N K Premachandran.
ALAPPUZHA: Despite the directives of the Kerala High Court and the State Government on the proper care of captive elephants, elephant owners and Devaswom Board authorities here are neglecting them.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The black clams of the Vembanad wetland have a history of supporting a number of industries in the state, including Travancore Cements Ltd (TCL), Travancore
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Fire is destroying the forest wealth of the state, going by the data presented in the Assembly on Tuesday. The state lost more than 14,000 hectares of forest to fire since 2006-07, Forest Minister Benoy Viswom said in a written reply.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a scene of absolute destruction.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-aided water supply project was once again in the dock, as the work in connection with the project in front of the Archbishop
PALAKKAD: As the sand from the Malampuzha and Chulliyar dams were quoted at Rs 2,300 per cubic metre by the highest bidder, the public at large will in effect be denied sand at reasonable price.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Electricity Minister A K Balan has said that the pilot distribution of 1.5 crore Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) will begin at the Thirumala, Mangalapuram, Attingal, Poovar, Pallam, Changanassery, Kuruppumthara and Kottarakkara sections of the KSEB on March 16.
THRISSUR: A study conducted by the Kerala Engineering Research Institute (KERI), Peechi, in 12 large and minor reservoirs in the state by using the modern Integrated Bathymetric System, has found huge accumulation of sediments, mainly consisting of sand, clay and silt, in these dams.