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 National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. G. D. Martin Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 04/02/2016 regarding reclaiming of hundreds of acres of paddy land and wet land in Choornikkara Village, Ernakulam District, Kerala by Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. causing severe environmental …
Kochi:Solar rooftop panels are being put to a wide variety of needs from lighting homes to heating and pumping water. These devices are sold by accredited agencies with a subsidy component utilising Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology(ANERT) funds. The off-grid and grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plants are also …
KOCHI: A total of 26.16 lakh children under five years of age were administered polio drops in the State on Sunday as part of phase-I of the immunisation drive. The programme was conducted through 21,371 pulse polio booths arranged at bus stands, railway stations, airports, government/private hospitals and anganwadis. Mobile …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of P.N. Anoop Vs The Union of India Rep. by its Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change dated 06/01/2016 regarding the Environmental Clearance (EC) dated 12.05.2015 granted to M/s. Bharat Petroleum Corporation - KRL Ltd by …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of K.M. Aliyar & Others Vs Kothamangalam Municipality Represented by its Secretary dated 05/01/2016 regarding the functioning of the crump rubber factory of Palappillil Specified Block Rubbers Pvt. Ltd. at Mathirappilly, Karukadam Post, Kothamangalam, Ernakulam District which the …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this Two Hundred Seventieth Report on "Environmental issues of Kerala in General and Kochi/Ernakulam in particular". The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests has been undertaking study visits in various States/cities across …
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday flayed the act by the Justice G Sivarajan Commission of sending murder convict Biju Radhakrishnan, a key accused in the Solar scam case, along with a police team for recovering CDs allegedly containing video evidence to substantiate his allegations against Chief Minister Oommen …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Association for Environment Protection Vs Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Kerala & Others dated 16/12/2015 regarding the proposed indiscriminate cutting of shady trees in the Railway Compound of Aluva Railway Station in Ernakulam District, Kerala. NGT grants …
KOCHI: Eloor has been in the cusp of pollution for many decades. As much as 60 per cent of the municipality is occupied by industrial units, making environmental pollution a normal occurrence in the area. “There are 8,514 families living in Eloor municipality. Neither the government nor the local authorities …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Sangwari Research Organization Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated Fair Log Warehousing and Trading (P) Ltd. Vs Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 15/10/2015 regarding construction of a warehouse within the CRZ zone, …
Thanks to the escalating property price in the district, illegal mining of red earth has turned out to be new money spinner for former goons in Ernakulam. The eastern parts of the district including places like Piravom, Muvattupuzha, Malayattoor, Kothamangalam and Kunnathunad areas has seen a sharp rise in mining …
Mining will hit natural rejuvenation of rivers Environmental organisations and river management experts have taken strong exception to a government order allowing restricted sand-mining in various rivers in the State, saying that the authorities concerned have failed to consider various court orders and guidelines of the Ministry of Environment and …
Restricted mining from 5 rivers for 3 years The government has imposed a total ban on sand-mining from six rivers and restricted mining from five rivers for the next three years. The decision is based on the sand audit report of 11 rivers in the State prepared by various agencies. …
With the highest number of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations being reported from Kochi, the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA) will hold its special sitting in the district shortly. The State Authority is expected to meet by month-end. A joint session of the State Authority and the district coastal …
KOCHI: The decibel levels in Kochi have always been on the higher side, even before the Metro works began in earnest. Though authorities haven't been able to silence sound pollution, professional groups like the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Indian Medical Association (IMA) are trying to spread the message of …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Revenue Divisional Officer, Fort Kochi Vs Jalaja Dileep & Others dated 10/03/2015 regarding conversion of land from ‘Nilam’ (Wetland) to ‘Purayidam’ (Dry land).
A study held by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit has found that the quality of water at Kalady panchayat was dipping at an alarming rate. The research study conducted by Brilla Balsamj, an MPhil Geography student, shows that the quantity of polluted hard water in the panchayat was too high. …
The Fort Kochi sub-collector has issued a stop work notice to a quarry operating in close proximity to houses and an anganwadi in Ayyampuzha village. About 100 local residents, who gathered at the spot, briefed sub-collector S Suhas of the difficulties faced due to the functioning of the quarry. In …
A research team from SNM College, Maliankara, has reported the discovery of three new plant species from the Pooyamkutty-Edamalayar region, highlighting the rich biodiversity of the Western Ghats. The investigations were part of a University Grants Commission-sponsored project on flowering plants of Ernakulam district headed by Associate Professor C.N. Sunil. …
Even a decade after the tsunami left a trail of destruction along its coast, the rehabilitation of the affected in Ernakulam is yet to be completed. Official statistics pegged the total loss in the devastating waves that lashed on December 26, 2004 at Rs. 98.58 crore, in addition to the …
