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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Coastal zone in misery
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is raining curses on the fishing community along this 26-km coastal stretch of the district. It is not just the devouring fury of the rains the poverty-stricken coastal community has to contend with. This time, the higher powers have unleashed ruthless armies of the most virulent strains of bacteria, virus and parasites upon them, not one by one but in one fell swoop.
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Sensoring natural calamities
Sudha Nambudiri KOCHI: Landslides, a common feature in various parts of the beautifully landscaped hilly terrains of Kerala, are a threat to local residents. Landslides caused by the rains in Kerala, rock slides in the Munnar corridor, avalanches in the Himalayan region, forest fires in Europe and gas leakages in the Gulf are causing havoc to life and property.
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Food safety project to be legalised soon
KOCHI: Union Minister K V Thomas said on Thursday that he had sought travel concessions in Railways for writers who were financially weak. He was inaugurating the royalty distribution function organised as part of the Cooperative Library Congress by handing over the documents to M Leelavathi in Kochi. The Minister said that the Centre had decided to legalise the Food Safety Project.
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Matsya Keralam targeting fish farming in 10,000 hectares
KOCHI: Kerala is targeting fish production in 10,000 hectares through the Matsya Keralam project in inland areas, said Fisheries Minister S Sarma. Matsya Keralam has succeeded in making fish production a people
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Over 600 cr spent on NRE GS in State
BHUBANESWAR: Panchayati Raj Minister Prafulla Samal today said in the Assembly that the Centre had sanctioned Rs 878.83 crore for the State in 2008-09 under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NRENRENREGS) out of which, the State Government had spent Rs 671.82 crore.
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Scheme to plant one crore saplings
PATHANAMTHITTA: An ambitious programme of planting one crore saplings in the district for the next two years is now underway. The Forest Department in association with the Local Self-Government Department would implement the programme, Assistant Conservator of Forests (Social forestry) B Shyam said.
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House sparrows facing threat from mobile towers: Study
KOLLAM: It has been found that the population of house sparrows (passer domesticus) belonging to the family of Passeridae is on the decline in the state due to unscientific proliferation of mobile towers.
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Uncertainty over resuming power generation
PATHANAMTHITTA: The power situation in the state will remain precarious as the chances of early resumption of power generation from the shut-down fifth generator and other generators of the Moozhiyar power house of the Sabarigiri hydro-electric project, appears to be bleak.
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CGH Earth Group bags 3 awards
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Three properties of the CGH Earth Group bagged the 2008 Kerala State Pollution Control Awards for environment-friendly tourism practises. While Marari Beach in Alappuzha picked up the first prize, Coconut Lagoon in Kumarakom and Spice Village in Thekkady came up in the second and third places respectively.
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A project to make economic use of elephant dung
THRISSUR: Students of biotechnology engineering of Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology, Kodakara in the district, have come out with a novel project to convert elephant dung into useful bio-products such as paper, briquette, biogas etc. The project can made use to dispose the huge quantity of elephant dung generated at the Anakotta of Guruvayur Devaswom.