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 …
KOCHI: There is growing, substantial evidence that climate change has affected fish and other marine population over the decades. A national study on the vulnerability of Indian fish stock due to climate change showed that fishes on the east coast were more vulnerable (72%) than those on the west coast …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The law department has recommended the government to go ahead with the construction of the Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) proposed LNG terminal at Puthuvype in Ernakulam in the wake of recent order of the Chennai bench of the National Green Tribunal. Law secretary B G Harindranath, in his legal …
Urban Pathways project will create an eco-friendly, modern Kochi, says Mayor Filling the gaps in the city’s public transport connectivity, evolving innovative renewable energy models and developing feasible waste management systems were matters that dominated the deliberations at a consultative meeting of stakeholders organised by the Kochi Corporation here on …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the wake of Ockhi cyclone, plastic debris mounted in the sea bed and shores. It prompted members from the fishermen community and civil society organisation `Friends of the Marine Life' with its team to launch the marine debris clean-up program in coastal villages of Kerala beginning with the …
Experts urge government to restrict use of anti-inflammatory drugs in cattle Joint effort by various stakeholders, including the Forest Department, scientists, conservation NGOs, veterinary professionals and farmers, was stressed at a workshop that concluded at Ooty in Tamil Nadu recently to conserve the remaining vulture population in South India. The …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Russel Joy Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/01/2018 regarding de-commissioning of Mullaperiyar Dam. The petition has stated that the Chief Engineer of the dam project, Mr. John Pennycuick envisaged the lifetime of the dam for a period …
ALAPPUZHA: Finally, Alappuzha marina and passenger terminal project is taking wings. The project has received CRZ clearance from the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority and Kerala State Pollution Control Board has also completed the public hearing of the project. Alappuzha port officer Abraham V Kuriakose said that the project will …
KOCHI: The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), which has taken the lead in utilising renewable energy in the aviation sector by becoming the first fully solar-powered airport in the country, is aiming to optimise its renewable energy capabilities to a record level of 40 MV by March. The airport company, …
Thiruvananthapuram: The health department has begun close monitoring at Pulluvila in the wake of diarrhoea cases being reported in the panchayat. As many as 21 cases were reported at Pulluvila on Wednesday. Eight fresh cases were reported on Thursday. All of them were admitted to community health centre at Pulluvila. …
Project opponents plan to appeal against NGT order, to step up public protest Armed with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, which dismissed pleas against the controversial LPG project at Puthuvypu, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is all set to resume work on it. Though the NGT has cleared all legal …
Thiruvananthapuram: The capital city, already burdened with disposal of municipal solid waste, generates 1,864.98 tonnes of hazardous waste a year. The inventory of hazardous waste (HW) prepared by State Pollution Control Board shows that 1,032.34 tonnes of hazardous waste are disposed through landfill method while 832.64 tonnes are given to …
KOCHI: The activists of the Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithi have called for stringent action against the police officers who have colluded with the Cochin Mineral and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) management in framing false case against their members. They alleged that the top officials of the Kerala state pollution control board …
Thiruvananthapuram: A state-wide tuberculosis (TB) eradication programme will be inaugurated by health and social justice minister K K Shailaja on Wednesday. The programme aims at visiting households and collecting data on Tuberculosis-affected individuals, as a prelude to World Tuberculosis Day, which will be observed on March 24. The plan is …
It is contended that the plant is coming near the ecologically important Myristica swamps. The district committee of the Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP) has urged the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to withdraw the move to set up a biomedical waste treatment facility at Elavupalam, near Palode. In a press …
KOCHI: A team from Cochin university of science and technology (Cusat) proposes green energy generation for offshore platforms like oil rigs using piezoelectric crystals. The findings were presented at the international conference on ships and offshore technology held at the IIT Kharagpur in association with Royal Institute of Naval Architects …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Radhakrishnan K.U. & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 22/12/2017 regarding the LPG Terminal of the India Oil Corporation Ltd at Puthuvypeen, Cochin, Kerala. The applicants who are traditional fishermen allege that the …
KOCHI: State government is not serious about the Kerala high court's order asking it to consider banning plastic carry bags in the state, a division bench of the court said. A division bench of the court led by the acting chief justice pointed out that an order was passed on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil T. Thomas Vs. Union of India dated 21/12/2017 regarding notification defining ecologically sensitive area (ESA) in western Ghat Region within the State of Kerala. Court refuses to intervene in the process of issuance of final of notification.
Rs. 55-cr first phase of project to be completed next year The Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology (Anert ) is planning to set up a hybrid power plant that could produce electricity simultaneously from wind and solar on the Ramakkalmedu hills. An official at Anert said on Wednesday …
KOCHI: Kerala has the largest number of diabetes patients followed by Tamil Nadu and Punjab, according to endocrinologists and diabetologists in the state. While 19.4% people have diabetes in Kerala, the corresponding figures in Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu are 13.6% and 10% respectively, according to analysis of separate studies done …
