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 …
Kozhikode: Power minister M M Mani commissioned the largest floating solar power plant in the country set up on the Banasura Sagar reservoir at Padinjarethara in Wayanad on Monday. The 500 kWp (kilowatt peak) solar plant of the Kerala state electricity board (KSEB) floats on 1.25 acres of water surface …
Amid concerns about unscientific construction practises, the Kerala government is considering promoting a 'green habitat' concept giving thrust to eco-friendly and reusable building materials, natural water storage and solid waste management. Haritha Keralam Mission, the state-run agency which envisages a clean and green state, has initiated an initial round of …
IDUKKI:Even as speculation looms large over redrawing the boundaries of Kurinjimala, the only sanctuary in the state being declared for the conservation of the flowering shrub Neelakuriji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), the conservation of the sanctuary in its original extent assumes paramount importance taking into account its geographical peculiarities. Experts believe that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Lawyers Environmental Awareness Forum (LEAF) Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 04/12/2017 regarding air pollution in cities of Kerala. The Court observed that by order dated 05.08.2016, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was directed to …
NSS volunteers of Perikkalloor school conserve 40 varieties of trees endemic to the Western Ghats A group of students of Perikkalloor Government Higher Secondary School in Wayanad have set a model in restoring the green canopy on the banks of the Kabani River by planting and conserving 40 varieties of …
Kochi: In an attempt to ensure that Kochi does not go the Delhi way in terms of air pollution, Kerala state pollution control board (KSPCB) will monitor and record the entire pollution parameters in the Greater Cochin area covering Eloor-Edayar and Ambalamugal industrial belts. The entire area is a 'chemical …
KOCHI: The health policy introduced by the state government envisages several instrumental changes in the health sector in Kerala. The policy, which underlines the need for vitalizing public sector, prepares a roadmap of both short-term and long-term projects and programmes to be carried out in the health sector in the …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed the governments of 11 States — including Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh — to submit their respective Coastal Zone Management Plans (CZMP) to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;), without “default and delay”. A Bench headed by …
Delay in making available leased land in Kasaragod a major impediment The moves to commission 200-MW solar power projects here by 2019 to supplement the rising power needs of the energy-starved State have suffered a major jolt with uncertainty over the fate of projects planned in three locations in the …
KOCHI: About 18 months after its inauguration, the muchtouted National Green Tribunal's (NGT) circuit bench in Kochi has been permanently shut down. The bench stopped functioning from November 10. A team of three members from the NGT, Chennai, arrived in Kochi the same day and took all the case files …
To launch eight-day-long campaign from tomorrow as part of measles-rubella vaccination drive The Health Department is making extra efforts to cover more children under the ongoing measles-rubella vaccination drive as the extended deadline ends on November 18. It has now joined hands with unaided school managements to launch an eight-day-long …
Monsoon and dengue transmission have a strong link. The number of Dengue cases in Kerala has crossed 18,000 this year, with around 75 days still remaining. The closest peak was in 2013 with 8000 cases. With 18,727 cases recorded till October 8, Kerala has handled 24% of all dengue cases …
Delay in diagnosis, patients leave State without treatment The Health Department has reportedly not been able to effectively deal with the malaria cases among migrant labourers. There has been an inordinate delay in diagnosis on the one hand and the patients are found to be leaving the State without completing …
KOCHI: The next time you are on MG Road, take a look at the big screen installed at Seematti. No, there won't be any advertisements. Instead, you will see real-time levels of the various gases and particulates you are breathing in.On Wednesday, the new Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (AAQMS) …
The public can be sensitised to the extent of air pollution Residents of Thiruvananthapuram will soon receive first-hand information of the extent of pollution in one of the busiest regions in the city. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has proposed the setting up of a continuous ambient air …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the state government planning to make sewage management mandatory in apartment complexes, confusion prevails in the state over a notification issued by ministry of environment and forests on integration of environmental norms in building rules. The Union government issued the notification in December, 2016, to ensure ease of …
KOCHI: Following the Fifa guidelines to ensure a pollution-free environment for the players taking part in the Under-17 World Cup, the state government has begun taking temporary measures to reduce air pollution in and around the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kaloor. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will put …
KOCHI: The National Green Tribunal has dismissed an appeal filed by two protesters against the extension of environment clearance (EC) for the IOC’s LPG import terminal at Puthuvype. The Ministry of Forest, Environment, and Climate Change had in January granted clearance for the project. The tribunal found the appeal was …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of Radhakrishnan K.U Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/09/2017 regarding Environment Clearance (EC) and CRZ Clearance granted to Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., (IOC) for LPG Import Terminal at Puthuvypeen SEZ (Cochin Port Trust, Cochin) by …
KOCHI: Raising hopes of a future where sustainable energy would replace other sources of power, solar energy generation in the state has registered tremendous growth in the past couple of years. The connectivity of domestic and commercial solar power plants to Kerala State Electricity Board's (KSEB) grid saw a 100% …
