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 …
UK-based firms GJ Nature Care & Energy (GJNCE) and GJ Eco Power (GJEP) plan to invest close to ₹1,500 crore over a period of five years in waste-to-energy projects across South Indian cities. GJNCE has already won the global bid for the waste-to-energy project in Kochi under DBFOT (Design, Build, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Joy Kaitharnath Vs Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd. dated 31/08/2017 regarding discharge of effluents by Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited (KMML) into the waterbodies of Chavara, Kollam District. The Applicant (Joy Kaitharnath, General Secretary, State Human Rights …
KOCHI: For farmers across the state, this is the time which can bring them a small profit margin. This year's rains have proved adequate for farmers in most of Kerala except Wayanad and Attapady in Palakkad where the producers are not so happy with the harvest. "The crop has been …
On the steps taken by the government to face the challenge, Vijayan said as part of 'Haritha Keralam' project 15,022 water bodies have been recharged and dug 3931 public wells, 3855 new pounds were built and rejuvenated. With 29.1 per cent deficiency in rainfall during the current monsoon in Kerala, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Radhakrishnan K U & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/08/2017 regarding the proposed LPG terminal at Puthuvyppe, Kochi, Kerala. Counsel appearing for the State of Kerala has submitted before the Tribunal that an Expert …
For the past ten years, the number of dengue cases has gradually increased in India. Dengue is driven by complex interactions among host, vector and virus that are influenced by climatic factors. In the present study, we focused on the extrinsic incubation period (EIP) and its variability in different climatic …
Kochi: An analytical study conducted by State Health Systems Resource Centre Kerala, which comes under the health department, found that the healthcare system was not ready to respond to a mass scale emergency and this was illustrated by the Puttingal temple fireworks accident on April 10, 2016. The study stated …
The river basin had witnessed an unprecedented water scarcity last summer The Environment Resource Centre (ERC) of the Pampa Parirakshana Samiti (PSS) has observed that indiscriminate sand-mining, coupled with unscientific interventions on the riverbed by government agencies, has resulted in alarming changes in the riverine system of the Pampa over …
KANNUR: The move to get green signal for bauxite mining at Kadaladippara in Kasaragod district faced a huge setback following the stiff opposition from the local residents and the political parties, following which the public hearing planned by the district administration had to be cancelled on Saturday. The public hearing …
VIJAYAWADA: The bureau of energy efficiency under union ministry of power designated Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Mission as the chief coordinating agency for national media committee to campaign for energy conservation and efficiency across the country. The national media committee, constituted by BEE, is the nodal agency to implement …
KOCHI: The Environment Committee of the Legislative Assembly held a hearing of various stakeholders involved in the row over the upcoming IOC LPG plant at Puthuvype at the collectorate here on Tuesday. Headed by Mullakkara Ratnakaran, the committee collected evidence from the representatives of the protesting people, top IOC officers …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Blaicy Dixon Vs Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority dated 01/08/2017 regarding change in the classification of the panchayat area (Kadinamkulam Grama Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram) from CRZ III (CRZ-III covers areas that are relatively undisturbed) to CRZ II (areas …
As in previous years, monsoon season this year has been accompanied by a surge in cases of vector-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya. While reports of new cases of dengue are pouring in from across the country, it is Kerala and the other southern states that are bearing the brunt. …
SI Synod supports Gadgil panel report for protecting the Western Ghats “The present development paradigm promoted by the developed countries is responsible for the global ecological crisis. The developed countries have to change their development paradigm using fossil fuels which is primarily responsible for the climate change,” according to Bishop …
Tata Power Solar on Tuesday announced the commissioning of 2.67 MW solar carport at Cochin International Airport. The project comprised of putting together 8472 solar panels on 27 carports spread over 20289.9 square meters of area. The entire solar plant is aimed towards reducing 1868 tonnes of Carbon dioxide (CO2) …
Tamil Nadu reported 4,407 cases of dengue, while Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh recorded 372 and 97 cases, respectively. Haryana reported one case and one death in the same period. Karnataka reported 2,193 cases, while Andhra Pradesh reported 633 cases Twenty-two people have died of dengue so far this year, while …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Assistance for Drought, 18/07/2017. The Governments of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu declared drought and submitted Memorandum to the Central government for financial assistance during the period 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. Details of districts declared drought affected by the state governments of Karnataka, Kerala …
A study on the physiology of root parasitism in sandal (Santalum album L.) was conducted by comparing a six-year-old sandal grown alone and along with a host (Casuarina equisetifolia). Although maximum haustorial connections were observed when grown along with the host, sandal formed haustorial connections with plants including grass up …
Breaking into male bastion, around 300 women have turned well-diggers in a nondescript village in Palakkad district of Kerala to find a solution to the acute water scarcity in the hamlet and earn a living. Even elderly women climb down pits using makeshift bamboo ladders and dig arduously for hours …
KOCHI: Even as the UGC directed all universities to install sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators on the premises of girls and women's hostels on Tuesday as part of the Swachh Bharath Mission, many of the women's colleges and hostels in the city already have systems in place for the …
