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 …
Pregnant women, children and the elderly are more susceptible to the disease as their immunity is low. Hyderabad: The deadly Nipah virus outbreak has claimed six lives in Kerala and medical experts are worried at how contagious the disease is. The NiV virus is spread to humans from animals and …
A rare and deadly virus has sparked fear in Kerala after several deaths were reported due to high fever. Tests have found Nipah virus to be behind the cause of high fever, prompting the Kerala health department to be put on high alert. While 9 people have died of high …
KOZHIKODE: The National Virology Institute, Pune, confirmed that the contagious fever that has killed several people in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts over the last fortnight is due to Nipah virus (NiV). With six more people succumbing to symptoms suspected to be that of Nipah virus on Sunday, the current toll …
Geospatial data from 12 districts uploaded to portal; details from Pathanamthitta, Malappuram to be updated in a month The Kerala State Land Use Board (KSLUB) will soon complete its GIS (geographic information system)-based Land Resources Information System (LRIS) in Kerala, which will help local bodies and government departments easily access …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Tamil Nadu Vs P. K. Sinha & Others dated 18/05/2018 regarding draft Cauvery Management Scheme. Union of India assures the Apex Court that the draft scheme will be taken to its logical end in accordance with law. …
The initiative has been hailed as a major step towards promoting renewable energy and a significant contribution to environment protection. IDUKKI: With the installation of a micro-grid solar power station at Puravayal tribal colony in Marayur, a first of its kind in a tribal settlement, the decades-old dream of tribals …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Tamil Nadu Vs P. K. Sinha & Others dated 14/05/2018 regarding draft management scheme for Cauvery. The Central Government represented by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation filed the draft scheme. The States …
Thiruvananthapuram: The pollution control board (PCB) has launched a first-of-its-kind web-based mapping for a waterbody and network of sewers, manholes and drains as part of sanitation survey being undertaken for Karamana river. PCB is executing the survey with the help of a mobile app ‘Envisan’ developed by Kerala State Remote …
Thiruvananthapuram: With an aim to ensure transparency in mining activities in the state, the department of mining and geology has launched an e-governance initiative titled Kerala Online Mining Permit Awarding Services (KOMPAS). District geologist A K Manoj said that KOMPAS will offer various services of the department online. It can …
Though the CPM has time and again reiterated that it is the only party which has included environment protection as one of the party programmes, the hills were being razed with impunity. KANNUR: Though the CPM has time and again reiterated that it is the only party which has included …
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of premature death and disability in India. Since access to health services is poor in rural India and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are available throughout India for maternal and child health, a potential solution for improving hypertension …
KOCHI: You would be surprised to know that the number of asthma patients in Kerala are rising and many among them have no family history. The footfalls at chest and pulmonary departments in specialty hospitals have increased manifold, said pulmonologists. So, on World Asthma Day doctors have a message for …
This paper examines the case of Kochi, an Indian city located at the centre of a rapidly urbanizing coastal and estuarine region. In Kochi, a port city characterised by crisscrossing canals and rivers connected to a backwater system, waterways used to play a major role in the socio-economic and cultural …
Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has plans to demarcate selected stretches of roads in the state as ‘no-horn regions’. Sharing the plan, transport minister A K Saseendran said here on Thursday that the pilot project will be tested in the city. “Initially a selected road here will be declared as no-horn …
KOZHIKODE: District Medical Officer Dr V Jayashree directed the public to keep tight vigil against dengue fever due to erratic rain pouring in the district since past few days. He said that erratic rain creates a favorable ambiance for the spread of dengue fever hence the public should keep a …
KOCHI: With mounting complaints about the use of pirated software by pollution control testing centres in the district to issue Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates to vehicles, the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) has decided to initiate action against those centres. As a part of this, the department also kick-started a …
Even when the government has pledged to follow green protocol and directed all government offices to end the use of plastic products, including disposable glass or plates, the use of flex boards as advertising and publicity material is rampant in the state. Activists and scientists have raised concerns over the …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With another monsoon season round the corner, the Health Department has found itself in a Catch-22 situation. The department is concerned that, while the state may see a significant drop in dengue cases, the death rate may climb. The department feels an emergency situation may unfold if those tested …
Those in 9-12 age group in Thiruvananthapuram district would be at a higher risk during another epidemic outbreak Initial data from Phase I of an epidemiological study on dengue fever in Kerala, launched by the Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (GMCT), in partnership with the World Health …
Assembly panel visits Erumely, Nilackal, Pampa The Travancore Devaswom Board and various other stakeholders at Sabarimala should explore every possibility to reduce the environment pollution, air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution at Sabarimala situated in the Periyar Tiger Reserve, Mullakkara Ratnakaran, MLA, has said. The MLA was chairing a …
