Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Begging for breath: Trapped between industries Kochi residents gasp for fresh air" appearing in The New Indian Express dated 23.02.2024. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item. The news item reveal the …
Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of Sheriff A. H. Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 06/02/2018 regarding prohibition on the working of a quarry in Ernakulam District, Kerala by the District Collector, Ernakulam. The order was issued mainly for non-compliance of Section 40 of …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kerala State Coastal Management Authority Vs DLF Universal Limited & Others dated 10/01/2018 regarding construction of a multi-storey residential complex on the eastern bank of Chilavannurkayal (backwaters) in Kerala. Supreme Court directs that in future, wherever permissions are required …
Kochi: In an attempt to ensure that Kochi does not go the Delhi way in terms of air pollution, Kerala state pollution control board (KSPCB) will monitor and record the entire pollution parameters in the Greater Cochin area covering Eloor-Edayar and Ambalamugal industrial belts. The entire area is a 'chemical …
KOCHI: Raising hopes of a future where sustainable energy would replace other sources of power, solar energy generation in the state has registered tremendous growth in the past couple of years. The connectivity of domestic and commercial solar power plants to Kerala State Electricity Board's (KSEB) grid saw a 100% …
They believe water purification removes all pollutants’ The people, especially the middle class, aren’t really seized of the gravity and direness of the pollution that has turned the lifeline of Ernakulam, the Periyar river, into a watery pool of toxins, maintains researcher GD Martin, whose book Periyar: Puzhayum Jeevanum Veendedukkam …
MALAPPURAM: Green weddings may soon become a mainstream phenomenon if the state government has its way. As part of a plan to popularize eco-friendly and zero waste marriages, the government has begun discussions with religious and social organizations. The programme will be implemented with the support of local bodies and …
Kannur: A detailed study is required to find out the cause of frequent incidents of dead dolphins and whales washing ashore along the Kerala coast, and it should be initiated as a multi-institutional project involving organizations having expertise in their respective field, said a report submitted by Central Pollution Control …
KOCHI: With the destruction of mangrove forests continuing unabated both in private and public lands, the district office of the state biodiversity board has come forward to protect one such area by declaring it a heritage site. The district biodiversity officials have proposed 20 acres of mangrove forests in Puthuvype …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Chennai) in the matter of Bhaskaran V.A Vs State Environment Impact Assessment Authority & Others dated 09/02/2017 regarding environmental clearance (EC) to stone quarry covering an area of 3.9947 Ha in Thiruvaniyoor Village and Panchayat, Kunnathunad Taluk, Ernakulam District, Kerala. NGT dismisses …
The revenue officials will conduct a survey soon to study the depth of encroachment and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) violations on the shores of Vembanad, the longest lake in India. A decision regarding this was taken at a meeting convened by Fort Kochi revenue divisional officer (RDO) Adeela Abdulla on …
KOCHI: To tackle the mounting biomedical waste crisis in Southern Kerala, especially in Kochi, the Kerala Enviro Infrastructure Ltd (KEIL) has proposed a treatment plant at Puthencruz in Ernakulam. The project, estimated to cost Rs 4.9 crore, has received the government nod and is waiting for environmental clearance. The plant …
The Ernakulam district unit of the Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) is organising spot registrations for the roof-top solar home plant scheme being supported by the Union and State governments. A statement from the Public Relations Department said that the beneficiaries would be chosen on the basis …
Construction of toilets likely to be completed in September This year’s Kerala Foundation Day on November 1 may turn out to be special for Ernakulam in another way as well if things work out as planned. A meeting of local body heads held at the District Collectorate here on Monday …
Union minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari has promised central assistance to Kerala in developing energy efficient vehicles by exploring the possibilities of Lithium ion battery based research work going on in ISRO in Thiruvananthapuram. Gadkari made the promise and suggested the state to start using alternative energy …
Years of struggle of people of Vadavucode Puthencruz gram panchayat in Ernakulam district in Kerala seems to be paying-off with the Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) terming Brahmapuram Waste Treatment Plant set-up by Cochin Corporation illegal and directing the Kerala Pollution Control Board (KPCB) to prosecute the …
District Collector M.G. Rajamanickam, who is also the district electoral officer, has turned down the request of the Pollution Control Board to exempt it from having to part with its two vehicles for election-related works. The PCB, meanwhile, is trying to fix an appointment with the Collector to convince him …
In a move that leaves the Oommen Chandy government red-faced ahead of the polls, the state Cabinet has revoked its order allowing paddy field reclamation for two major investment projects. While one is the R2,200-crore tourist village project at Kumarakam , the other is R1,000-crore hospital project in Ernakulam. Earlier, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of V.D. Majeendran Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 23/02/2016 regarding land filling and other activities including construction of sewage treatment plant in Palluruthy Village in Kochi Taluk in Ernakulam District, Kerala. The ground raised by the …
State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) has received clearance from the Environment Ministry for a Rs 337-crore project at its Kochi Refinery in Kerala. "Based on the recommendations of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), the Environment Ministry has given coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance to BPCL's project 'laying heat traced …
Anbodu Kochi’s love for the place seems growing bigger and faster. Members of the collective, a social-media based group that shot to fame with its committed relief work for the victims of the Chennai deluge, on Sunday cleaned up eight abandoned ponds in Aluva and Kothamangalam as part of their …
