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 …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Arjun Gopal & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/04/2019 use of firecrackers in Thrissur Pooram festival in Kerala. SC allows the display of fireworks but the applicant-temples should get a written approval to be granted by …
KOCHI: A preliminary study undertaken by state health authorities found that almost 7% of the total population in Ernakulam is highly likely to develop TB. Though almost 30% of India’s population has latent TB, only 5% can develop TB. State government is conducting TB vulnerability mapping to move towards its …
KOCHI: IMD has extended the sunstroke and sunburn alert in the state from April 2 to April 6. With this, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has re-issued the set of precautionary guidelines for people to follow to tackle the situation. On Wednesday, temperatures in Palakkad and Alappuzha districts …
Polythene is the most widely used plastic around the globe. Among the total plastic waste generated, polythene contributes the maximum share (64%). Various strategies/methods are being utilized to deal with the increasing rate of plastic waste, but among all the methods, bioremediation is regarded as the ecofriendly and widely accepted …
Kanpur: River pollution control unit of Jal Nigam on Thursday alleged that the tanneries in Kanpur are closed on paper but are in reality being operated covertly. Project general manager of river pollution control unit, Ghanshyam Dwivedi said that the fact was corroborated when a three-member team of central pollution …
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 29/03/2019 regarding unscientific mining by Centre Rare Earths Limited and Kerala Minerals and Metal Limited along the coastal …
‘Fishes consume the particles, which in turn reach humans’ Cyclone Ockhi which claimed more than 200 lives in Kerala and unleashed destruction of property in the coastal areas in 2017 has also led to a scourge of microplastics, a study conducted by the Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Indian Medical Association (IMA - state unit) has decided to support the district administration in its efforts to rein in noise pollution. Lack of equipment to check noise levels had pulled back the district administration. IMA has agreed to contribute sound level meters as the lone sound level meter …
District Coordinators will be nodal officers The District Coordinators of the Suchitwa Mission will be the nodal officers in each district to implement green protocol during the election process. Director of the State Suchitwa Mission C.V. Joy told The Hindu on Wednesday that three other officers would also be deployed …
Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions recorded 106 decibels, nearly double the permissible levels. KOCHI: Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions recorded 106 decibels, nearly double the permissible levels. And, if periodic studies conducted by the Pollution Control Board are any indicator, …
ECI had directed to use eco-friendly campaign material during the election and there was no need for PVC flex boards and other such non-bio-degradable materials for the campaign in the state KOCHI: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday directed the political parties not to use polyvinyl …
Kochi: The state government has declared heatwave, sunburn and sunstroke as state-specific disasters and set aside 10% of its disaster response fund to offer compensation to the people affected by these conditions. “In the event of death, family of the deceased would get Rs 4 lakh as aid,” said the …
‘Western Ghats is dotted by unnecessary dams’ A large number of projects that are planned and implemented in the country are economically, socially, and environmentally unjustifiable ones, said noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil. Mr. Gadgil was speaking at a panel discussion on ‘Environmental Governance: Tough Times Ahead?’ organised by the Centre …
ALAPPUZHA: Alappuzha municipality has come in first position in Kerala in the Swachh Survekshan- 2019 survey conducted by the ministry of housing and urban affairs. Last year, Alappuzha was in second position in the state in the world’s largest cleanliness survey. In National level, as many as 4237 cities have …
KOCHI: With mosquito density in different places in the city going up, cases of communicable diseases such as dengue have been reported from many areas. Following the report, district health department has expedited vector control activities across the city. Normally, diseases like dengue are reported post monsoon showers. Density of …
Alappuzha: The Kerala infrastructure investment fund board (KIIFB) has sanctioned Rs 188.68 crore for implementing a comprehensive drinking water project to distribute potable water to the residents of Chengannur assembly constituency. The expected cost of the project is Rs 200 crore. Families residing at Ala, Puliyoor, Budhanoor, Pandanad, Mulakuzha, Venmony …
With the Wayanad forest turning into a virtual tinderbox, Forest Department officials in Kerala have joined hands with their Karnataka and Tamil Nadu counterparts to chalk out various strategies to curb forest fire. B.N. Anjan Kumar, Chief Conservator of Forest, Wildlife, Palakkad, along with senior personnel visited the Mudumalai and …
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala water authority (KWA), which was all set to call tenders for Neyyar water supply scheme, is revising the project incorporating the suggestions made by Kerala dam safety authority. KWA is planning to introduce floating pumps instead of an open well to draw water. The Neyyar water supply …
Kozhikode: Conservation of critically-endangered vultures has received a fillip with forest officials and experts from three south Indian states deciding to make coordinated efforts to create a vulture safe zone. The zone, proposed at the vulture conservation workshop by forest department held in Wayanad, will include vulture habitats across these …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Wilfred J. & Others Vs MoEF & Others dated 14/02/2019. The issue for consideration is the compliance of conditions of Environment Clearance/ Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance granted for the project of ‘Development of Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport’. The …
