Kerala

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sinking of Liberian ship off the Kochi coast, Kerala, 27/05/2025

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 …

The Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Act, 2020

The Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Act, 2020 is an Act further to amend the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994. The Act amended on 13 March, 2020.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on loss due to floods and thunder storms, 03/03/2020

Question raised in Lok Sabha on loss due to floods and thunder storms, 03/03/2020. Several States in the country have been affected by natural calamities including thunder storms and floods during 2019-20.

Virus across borders

This week Kerala reported its third case of coronavirus, a student of a university in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the viral outbreak that has spread globally in less than a month. The student who hails from Kasargode is out of danger, and so are the other …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste management in Kerala, 24/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: Report received from State Level Monitoring Committee, Kerala, constituted by this Tribunal vide order dated 16.01.2019 in O.A. No. 606/2018, headed by Justice A.V.R Pillai, former Judge of Kerala High Court, to oversee compliance of directions on the …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding Maradu flats demolition, Kochi, Kerala, 13/01/2020

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority Vs Maradu Municipality & Others dated 13/01/2020 regarding Maradu flats demolition, Kochi, Kerala. The apex court has been informed that the four apartment complexes in Maradu had been demolished on SC's order …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution in Kerala, 06/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Lawyers’ Environmental Awareness Forum (LEAF) Vs Government of Kerala & Others dated 06/01/2020 regarding air pollution especially vehicular pollution in Kerala. There was no policy formulation on the issue of curbing the use of diesel vehicles which …

Report on landfills in Kerala, 01/01/2020

Report by Kerala State Pollution Control Board to the Central Pollution Control Board in OA No. 519 of 2019 dated 01/01/2020. The matter related to mangement of legacy waste. The NGT had directed the Central Pollution Control Board to compile the latest data on the dumpsites with the assistance of …

Predicting and designing therapeutics against the Nipah virus

Despite Nipah virus outbreaks having high mortality rates (>70% in Southeast Asia), there are no licensed drugs against it. In this study, we have considered all 9 Nipah proteins as potential therapeutic targets and computationally identified 4 putative peptide inhibitors (against G, F and M proteins) and 146 small molecule …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding brick kilns operating in Sree Moolanagaran Parchayat, Kochi, Kerala causing pollution, 21/11/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of TVN Kutty Vs State of Kerala dated 21/11/2019 regarding brick kilns operating in Sree Moolanagaran Parchayat, Kochi, Kerala causing air pollution and affecting public health. Report filed by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) states that the the distance …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding management of legacy waste in Bharampuram, Kochi, Kerala, 20/11/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of State Level Monitoring Committee, Kerala Vs State of Kerala dated 20/11/2019 regarding legacy waste dumped at and around Bharampuram in the outskirts of Kochi City. Report filed by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board mentions among other things the fact …

Report filed by a Joint Committee on mining of heavy minerals carried out by IREL, Kollam, Kerala, 02/11/2019

Report filed by a Joint Committee constituted in original application no. 76/2019 in the matter of State of Kerala & Others. The sixty seven page report was uploaded on February 24, 2020. The issue relates to illegal mining of heavy minerals carried out by M/s. Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Maradu flat demolition, Ernakulum, Kerala, 23/09/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of the Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority Vs Maradu Municipality & Others dated 23/09/2019 regarding Maradu flat demolition, Ernakulum, Kerala. The SC expressed its dissatisfaction at the affidavit filed by the Chief Secretary of Kerala and said that no …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding EC for a construction project by M/s Draganstone Realty, Kerala, 30/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjeev S J, President, Environmental Protection and Research Council Vs State of Kerala dated 30/07/2019 regarding Environment Clearance (EC) for a construction project by M/s Draganstone Realty Pvt. Ltd. obtained by concealing facts about the actual built up area. Report …

Campaign to make tourist centres free of plastic kicked off

Thiruvananthapuram: A project to keep prime tourism destinations across the state free of plastic and garbage, piloted by the Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission, together with stake-holders in tourism sector, was launched on Wednesday. Tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran flagged off the ‘Clean Kerala Initiative’, aimed to promote good practices like ‘Green …

As Kerala declares Ernakulam Nipah-free, youth recalls struggle

The Nipah virus returned to Kerala for the second consecutive year after the 21-year-old college student from Ernakulam district was tested positive for the virus in early June. On a day the Kerala government declared Ernakulam as a district free from Nipah virus, a youth diagnosed with the virus, who …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unscientific mining by Centre Rare Earths Limited and Kerala Minerals, Kollam, Kerala, 19/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in "Indian Express" Authored by Vishnu Varma Titled "17-year-old's video gets Kerala talking of impact of sand mining" dated 19/07/2019 regarding unscientific mining by Centre Rare Earths Limited and Kerala Minerals and Metal Limited along the coastal …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of River Thirur Ponnai, Malappuram District, Kerala, 17/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Alavikutty Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 17/07/2019 regarding pollution of River Thirur Ponnai, Malappuram District, Kerala. NGT accepts the action plan for mitigation of pollution filed by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board and directs implementation with strict …

Haryana at bottom among 7 states: CAG

Haryana ranks at the bottom in terms of average health expenditure (2012-2017) among seven states that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) examined to assess the progress towards attaining sustainable development goals (SDGs) as regards “good health and well being”. The average health expenditure was just 3.29 per cent of …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding brick kilns operating in Sree Moolanagaran Parchayat, Kochi, Kerala, 04/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of TVN Kutty Vs State of Kerala dated 04/07/2019 regarding brick kilns being operating in Sree Moolanagaran Parchayat, Kochi, Kerala causing air pollution and endangering public health. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has been asked to look into the …

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