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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Sea erosion wreaks havoc along Alappuzha coast
ALAPPUZHA: Sea erosion and rain have wreaked havoc in various parts of the coastal district for the last two days. Several families on the coasts of Thumboli, Arattupuzha, Purakkad and other areas are reeling under the threat of evacuation with the sea inching closer to their houses.
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Panel to be set up to ensure safety of dam
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government has decided to inform the Tamil Nadu Government of its concern over the breach at Moolathara dam.
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Upgrade waterfowl farming technologies: Gavai
THRISSUR: Governor R S Gavai called upon scientists and researchers attending the three-day World Waterfowl Conference, which began here on Wednesday, to formulate new viable strategies for upgrading technological capabilities of waterfowl farming, thus leading to a significant acceleration of the country
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Agrarian crisis set to intensify
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The country
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Dam safety authority to submit report
PALAKKAD: The Dam Safety Authority will submit its report to State Government on the causes for the breach of Moolathara regulator-cumbridge within a week, according to Dam safety Authority chairman Justice Rajendra Babu. He was speaking to mediapersons after visiting the Moolathara regulator-cumbridge here on Tuesday.
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Childrens Ecology meet begins today
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Children
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Illegal sand mining rampant in Kochi
KOCHI: Illegal mining and transportation of river sand has become rampant in the district as the authorities failed to open adequate number of `kalavaras
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Moolathara dam breaches
Electricity Minister A K Balan visiting the Moolathara dam site in Palakkad on Sunday. PALAKKAD: The right bank of the Moolathara dam (regulator-cum-bridge) in Palakkad district was breached following the release of water from the Aliyar dam by Tamil Nadu. However, no casualties have been reported following the incident which occurred around 9 a.m. on Sunday.
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Bacteria in the Pampa resistant to antibiotics
Reema Narendran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In what could be described as a major potential health hazard, the bacteria in the Pampa river is becoming resistant to almost all the antibiotics that are used commonly, a study report by a team of scientists in the Kerala University found.
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Four held for bid to smuggle deer horn
KOCHI: Four people were arrested in the city on Thursday by the Special Branch while they were trying to smuggle a deer-horn worth around Rs 1 lakh in the black market, confirming that Kochi has become a transit point for smugglers of exotic species.