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 …
This study envisages the estimation of floral wealth of the sacred groves and its role in conservation. The study was conducted in sacred groves of coastal and lowland regions of Thrissur District of Kerala. First hand information about the existence of sacred groves was gathered from personal contacts with village …
To enable half yearly performance review of the programmes of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, the Planning Commission, Government of India, on 13th June 2008 constituted an Expert Team to visit three wetlands viz. Wular Lake in J&K;, Chilika Lake in Orissa and Vembanad Kol in Kerala, for assessing …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Leader of the Opposition Oommen Chandy on Saturday alleged that the Kerala government had betrayed farmers by failing to release Rs. 60 crore it owed them due to paddy procurement. In a letter to Food Minister C.Divakaran, Mr. Chandy said that the government's procurement commitment came to Rs.17 …
Sanjeev Ramachandran The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), which had kicked off measures to encourage manufacturing and service organisations to make sustained efforts to protect environment and control all types of pollution, recently picked the Palakkad plant of United Breweries (UB) Ltd for its State Pollution Control Award for …
R. Madhavan Nair Kerala Reforms Mission wants it restructured A group of farmers of Thiruvambadi, an agricultural belt in Kozhikode, Kerala, have appealed to President Pratibha Patil to prevail upon the government to restructure the debt waiver scheme in a way that it benefited more farmers. The group, registered as …
"Price rise' is not just an urban, big city phenomenon as some sections of the political class would like to claim. Inflation is burning a hole in pockets of residents of smaller towns across the country from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh to Ernakulum in Kerala. With increasing urbanization, smaller towns …
Ignatius Pereira An acute power shortage gripped the State on Wednesday. Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) sources told The Hindu that austerity measures in distribution may become inevitable. The KSEB has issued a statement asking consumers to cut down on consumption. Cause of crisis The immediate cause for the crisis …
P. Venugopal Rainfall 40 p.c. deficient so far in southern districts A big concern is power generation THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Seventeen days after the monsoon had set in over Kerala, almost right on schedule on May 31, the State is still waiting for the kind of rains that will drench its fields …
To increase genetic diversity of cattle Regulatory authority planned THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State cattle breeding policy, announced by Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan here on Monday, proposes more attention to improvement of the genetic stock of cattle in Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Idukki and Palakkad districts. This is in view of …
In the first week of April this year, a group of men came and stood outside the Centre for Science and Environment (cse), New Delhi. They carried placards with offensive slogans directed at me. We understood the
Upset that most of its proposals have been ignored by the government, Left reacted to the price hike of petroleum products calling it unjustified and gearing for a "powerful protest movement'. While senior Left sources indicated some
Ananthakrishnan G | TNN Thiruvananthapuram: The southwest monsoon kept its date with Kerala on Saturday sprouting seeds of hope across the country. Farmers and planners looked up in delight as the clear, blue sky gave way to dark clouds and Friday night's drizzles climaxed in a downpour.
The present investigation deals with the chemical characteristics/composition of the natural waters of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR), located within Kerala and Karnataka states respectively. Waters of both localities differ significantly in their chemical characteristics and composition. The waters of NBR - Kerala are bereft of dissolved minerals in their …
This EIA is for the new rail line from Angamali to Azhutha (though the line terminates at Kanamala, on the banks of the Azhutha river, the station here is called the Azhutha station) via Erumeli. The Environment Department, Government of Kerala has approached Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) along with …
This paper by Centre for Development Studies examines empirically within sustainable development framework the dynamics of coverage in rural drinking water supply of 180 demand-driven schemes from Malappuram, predominantly a coastal district of Kerala State. This paper examines empirically within sustainable development framework the dynamics of coverage in rural drinking …
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Policy for Kerala puts forth the concept of 'knowledge commons' and 'commons licence' for traditional knowledge. The policy says that all traditional knowledge, including traditional medicine, must belong to the domain of "knowledge commons" and not to public domain. The system should be introduced through …
South Indian rice varieties, which the government intended to promote in overseas markets, have fallen prey to the export ban on non-basmati rice, traders and industry officials said. The government had accorded geographical indications (GI) status to two rice varieties from Kerala
Palakkad is popularly known as the Gateway to Kerala. Endless vistas of green paddy fields greet a visitor entering the district. Pallakad is dotted with valleys, hillocks, rivers, forests, mountains streams, dams and irrigation projects. It is also the rice-bowl of Kerala, the land of Navara rice. Navara is now …
Navara paysam Though Navara tastes "a little rough' compared to other varieties of rice, Navara paysam makes a delectable sweet dish. It is made by adding jaggery to well cooked Navara. This mixture is allowed to cook some more till it turns into a smooth paste. Dry fruits fried in …
