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 …
Kochi: Aimed at eliminating TB from the state by 2020, government has once again joined hands with private hospitals to treat and manage latent TB. This comes after the state in collaboration with private and public hospitals managed to reduce TB incidence annually by 4%. “Kerala is ready to take …
Kochi: In a bid to boost agriculture sector, finance minister Thomas Isaac has announced projects worth Rs 2,500 crore in the budget with focus on value-added products from rice, rubber and coconut. He has also announced branding of Wayanad coffee powder under the name ‘Malabar’. He said that this would …
Kochi: As Kochi backwaters are expected to witness an increased movement of traffic in the coming days, various boat operators have demanded authorities to come out with a system that facilitates operations all kinds of water transport services. Vessels entering and exiting Cochin Port and Cochin Shipyard as well as …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shibu Manuel, Secretary, Green Action Force Vs Govt. of India & Others dated 21/01/2019 regarding direction seeking for zero discharge of industrial sludge on the river Periyar and to clean Kuzhikandam Thodu, Panachithodu, Pallipuramchal and Unthithodu, which are small streams …
KOCHI: Corporation has announced that they would collect only segregated waste from April 1. Corporation authorities have also decided to strictly enforce ban on plastic carry bags below 50 microns. "Though local body had banned sale of plastic carry bags in 2016, it failed to implement it," said LDF councillor …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEB), in association with the Union government, is planning to deploy floating solar power generation units in a big way. The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has promised the board cutting-edge technology and support, using which the board hopes to generate …
Kochi: Citing failure to comply with emission standards, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued a directive to Malabar Cements Ltd (MCL) to submit report regarding adhering to the rules within seven days from December 31, 2018 or face closure. This comes at a time when the public sector company …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Quality power will be made available to consumers anytime, anywhere in the state in next five or six years if the plan envisaged in the draft power policy becomes a reality. The draft power policy — published by the state government — foresees more consumer-friendly initiatives, realistic summarising and …
Climate change is no distant matter and Thiruvananthapuram Collector K Vasuki, who is also a doctor by qualification, understands it in all seriousness. Like many of us, she knows that the years to come will be a lot hotter in our tropical country and specially in our coastal State, Kerala. …
Thiruvananthapuram: A comparison of the groundwater level for November 2017 and November 2018 shows decline in 65% of total monitoring wells and rise in 35% of the total monitoring stations. Both fall and rise are restricted to 2 metres. This was observed in the aquifer mapping and management plan of …
Quality power will be made available to consumers anytime, anywhere in the state in next five or six years if the plan envisaged int he draft power policy becomes a reality. The draft power policy - published by the state government - foresees more consumer-friendly initiatives, realistic summarising and futuristic …
A Gender Policy Framework for State Action Plans on Climate Change was submitted to the Central Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) by the Climate and development knowledge network (CDKN). Based on this policy brief, MoEFCC has asked all States to incorporate gender dimensions in SAPCCs. Kerala has …
The Health Department has intensified the surveillance and opened isolation wards as three H1N1 deaths and 15 confirmed cases were reported from the district in November. Currently throat swab collecting centres have been set up in 10 major hospitals in Kollam and all private hospitals and drug stores have been …
The NGT order had instructed the authorities concerned to prepare an action plan to reduce the impact of industrial effluents in water bodies at Eloor and Edayar industrial area in Kochi. KOCHI: In the wake of the order issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the pollution in the …
Elias George seeks Nilgris model in ecologically-fragile areas Prefab model of construction is the future of real estate industry in India, famed American architect Christopher Charles Benninger has said. It ensures better quality, takes lesser time and is cost-effective. It is also eco-friendly and sustainable as it generate less amount …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shibu Manuel, Secretary, Green Action Force Vs Govt. of India & Others dated 14/11/2018 regarding contamination and pollution of River Periyar, Kerala. Court notes that its Order dated 26/09/2018 had called for remediation of Kuzhikandam Thodu leading to River Periyar. …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/11/2018. It is agreed that the properties that were damaged due to the floods or otherwise in Kerala and which have been constructed in accordance with …
Team finds sea level rising and more than 80% of Ernakulam’s coast eroding The intrusion of seawater into groundwater aquifers, particularly along the coastal areas of Ernakulam district, could be slowly deteriorating groundwater quality, suggests recent research by a team from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. Though …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chandran Pillai N. & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 29/10/2018 regarding waste management in Kollam, Kerala. NGT in its previous order had directed the Kollam Municipal Corporation to quantify the waste generated in the municipal corporation area …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suo Motu Proceedings initiated against the Unscientific of accumulated Waste leading to environmental pollution and health problem Vs. State of Kerala & Others dated 03/10/2018 regarding waste management in Kerala. National Green Tribunal while expressing its dissatisfaction at the manner …
