Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
KOLLAM: An endemic case of black fever or kala-azar (lieishmaniasis) has been from Kulathupuzha in Kollam district. The victim, a 38-year-old man from a tribal colony at 50-acres in Villumala, a forest area, is presently under treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. The patient, who was initially admitted to the …
NEW DELHI: India has registered significant improvement in an area where it has lagged — maternal deaths have reduced from 167 in 2011-13 to 130 (per 100,000 live births) in 2014-16 with Kerala leading the table, according to new data released by the registrar general of India. The maternal mortality …
The outbreak in Kerala has become a serious political issue with opposition alleging the ruling CPI government of failing to control the situation. Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday said that there is no need to panic and the government is monitoring the current outbreak of Nipah virus in …
Saudi Arabia has banned imports of frozen and processed fruit and vegetable from Kerala in the wake of the outbreak of Nipah virus (NiV) in the state. Nipah virus has so far claimed 16 lives in Kerala. Late last month, another Gulf nation the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had banned …
Under the ‘Vipinam’ initiative, launched in March, IOC distributes various neatly packed saplings that can be bought at their retail outlets, aimed at replacing bouquets as gifts. KOCHI:Public sector oil major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is aiming to be self-sustainable in the state by relying on alternative sources of energy. …
Kochi: Island panchayats in Kochi are seeking complete exemption from the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) as many plots are adjoining the waterfront. Residents of Kadamakkudy and Mulavukad have demanded that they should be given exemption from CRZ for building homes. “Areas up to 20 metres from the high tide line …
MANGALURU: Manipal Centre for Virus Research (MCVR) of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, that is closely monitoring the outbreak of the Nipah virus (NiV) in Kerala, has confirmed that the situation is totally under control, with no new cases being reported in the region. Meanwhile, around 2,000 fever cases …
Meanwhile, the death toll due to Nipah virus in Kerala rose to 16 on Thursday. New Delhi: In the wake of the spread of Nipah virus in Kerala, the Delhi government on Thursday issued an advisory asking people to be cautious, but said that no human infection from the deadly …
The Cretaceous greenhouse climate was accompanied by major changes in Earth’s hydrological cycle, but seasonally resolved hydroclimatic reconstructions for this anomalously warm period are rare. We measured the δ18O and CO2 clumped isotope Δ47 of the seasonal growth bands in carbonate shells of the mollusc Villorita cyprinoides (Black Clam) growing …
The State government on Wednesday informed the Kerala High Court that the Kasaragod District Collector had already initiated steps for identifying the real victims of endosulfan and excluding the ineligible persons included on the list of beneficiaries of a compensation scheme meant for the victims. The government said it had …
‘No ready vaccine available in the market till date’ The Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district is localised and is now under control, Director of the Pune-based National Institute of Virology(NIV) D.T. Mourya has said. “As per recent updates of screening of contact cases, it seems that the situation is under …
39 leptospirosis cases; Pathanamthitta to observe ‘dry day’ on June 2 and 3 With the confirmation of three more clinically confirmed cases in Chittar and Pathanamthitta, the total number of dengue fever cases reported from various government hospitals in the district has gone up to 80 on Tuesday. Deputy District …
No new deaths or confirmed cases of Nipah virus infection were reported in the State on Monday. R.L. Saritha, Director, Health Services, told the media that eight new suspected cases were admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, on the day, taking the total number under observation there to …
Conflict with elephants and subsequent economic losses negatively affect residents’ tolerance towards wild elephants. It is important to understand people’s attitude towards wildlife, especially Asian Elephants with an endangered status. A questionnaire survey was undertaken with 510 forest fringe residents of Nilambur North and South Forest Divisions, Kerala, to understand …
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is the most important commercially grown fruit crop in India, available throughout the length and breadth of the country and aptly acknowledged as the ‘national fruit of India’. It enjoys a prominent place in the Indian fruit market, contributing more than 20% of total fruit production …
KOCHI: District administration, health department and civic bodies in Ernakulam have intensified the drive against infectious diseases, including dengue and malaria. According to district health department, 195 suspected dengue cases have been reported and 19 have been confirmed as dengue in the district in May. "From January 2018 to May …
KOZHIKODE: One more person succumbed to the Nipah virus on Thursday, taking the toll from the rare and deadly infection to 11, even as the administration stepped up efforts to neutralize every possible source of contagion, including the painstaking preparation of a comprehensive ‘line list’ of all persons who may …
The White Paper on Environment, cleared by the Cabinet on Wednesday, points to alarming indicators on environmental destruction. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala’s environment faces a major threat with its rivers and wells becoming highly polluted, area of dense forest and paddy fields decreasing rapidly and air in three major cities marking rise …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A deep depression in the Arabian sea has transformed into Cyclone Mekunu and is likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm in the southeast of Onam. Though it is expected to move away from Indian coast, the National Emergency Response Centre of disaster management division under the Union ministry …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With 10 deaths due to the deadly Nipah virus being reported so far from northern Kerala, the state government on Wednesday issued an advisory, asking travellers to avoid visiting the four districts of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Waynad and Kannur. "Travelling to any part of Kerala is safe. However, if travellers …
