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 …
thousands of dead fish were found washed up along the coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram in the third week of October. According to the department of fisheries, the fish belong to a group called file-fishes of the Balistidae family, locally known as klathi. The department said spontaneous changes in the deep …
the Kerala government has requested the Centre to provide at least half of the estimated Rs 87 crore needed to fight and control widespread mite attack that is threatening to wipe out coconut holdings in the central and southern regions of the state. According to reports, around 223.3 million coconut …
this is the day and ageof environmental movements, therefore, it is not surprising to come across a book on the Silent Valley. This name is synonymous with the people's fight for conservation. A bold and strident campaign which lead ultimately to the setting up of the Silent Valley National Park. …
scientists and researchers from Commonwealth countries who met in Goa in the second half of September to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) cited the example of the Kani tribe of Kerala's Western Ghats as an example of equitable sharing of IPRs with indigenous peoples. The Kani people are getting lakhs …
Disappearing mangroves in the Kachchh: The districts of Kachchh and Jamnagar have been declared the most dominant mangrove areas in Gujarat. Some of the biggest and thickest mangrove jungles are on the Kachchh coastline covering a 890 sq km stretch and protected under the crz as eco-sensitive areas. However, irrespective …
grasim industries ltd ( gil ), an Aditya Birla group company, sought the permission of the Kerala government to close down its viscose plant located on the banks of the river Chaliyar at Mavoor, Kozhikode district. The company also posted copies of the notice to the trade unions on August …
When K A Rahman succumbed to cancer on January 18, the river Chaliyar was orphaned and north Kerala villages lost its valiant sentinel. For Rahman had left the country's longest environmental battle unfinished. Hours before his death, he left a message. He asked each one of us (all over the …
the story of the fall and rise of filaria in Cherthala taluka of Alappuzha district, Kerala, represents all that is wrong with planning and management of public health in India. The field station of the Vector Control Research Centre ( vcrc ), set up in Cherthala by the Indian Council …
the drive to ban non-biodegradable plastics has received a shot in the arm with the introduction of new technology developed by the Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (ctcri) at Tiruvanthapuram in Kerala. With the help of this technology, manufacturers will be able to produce biodegradable plastics which are eco-friendly. Plastic …
The estuary at the mouth of Ashtamudi lake in Kollam district of Kerala was once famous for its mangroves. Today, after more than three decades of wilful destruction, all that remains of the luxuriant vegetation is confined to the Ashramam mangroves on the western side of the government guest house. …
The Kerala High Court has passed an order banning smoking in public places in the state. While responding to a public interest petition, the court directed the district collectors in the state to implement the ban within one month. The ban will be effective in government buildings, bars, restaurants, bus …
according to a study conducted by the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology ( cift ) in Kerala, antibiotic residues are getting into farmed shrimps resulting in the emergence of new strains of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria. The results of the study done by P K Surendran and Nirmala Thampuran are likely …
A new cost-effective sanitation technology is putting the lid on conventional human excreta disposal methods. Six villages in Kerala have already witnessed the benefits of this project. Pulluvila, Adimalathura, Pallam, Pozhiyoor, Valiathura and Anjengo on the outskirts of Trivandrum, now have new technology that promises a cleaner and healthier environment. …
HYBRID VEHICLE: Nissan Motor Company Limited of Tokyo said that it aimed to start sales of gasoline-electric hybrid cars in Japan at the beginning of the year 2000. The company's first hybrid vehicle is based on its Tino wagon, which was introduced in the Japanese market December of 1998. It …
CADILLAC IN AUTORACE: Traditional American luxury automaker Cadillac will compete in the grueling 24-hour Le Mans auto race in June 2000. Cadillac officials, who disclosed their plans at the Geneva International Motor Show, said they would use a 4.0-litre version of their technologically advanced Northstar V8 engine to power the …
the innovative attempt to give money in return for the traditional knowledge of the Kani tribals of the Western Ghats as Intellectual Property is now complete. Royalty from the sale of
A recent study carried out by a medical team from the Calicut Medical College (CMC), Kerala, has reported that morbidity levels are quite high in populations affected by pollution caused by Grasim units in Mavoor in Kerala. Entitled Morbidity Survey of Populations Affected by Pollution from a Rayon Factory Compared …
the Kerala Forest Research Institute ( kfri ) has decided to launch an ambitious project to prepare an atlas of forests in the state using remote-sensing satellites. It is said to be the first project of its kind in the country. The project envisages to prepare range-wise information at 1:25,000 …
