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 …
As many as 34 panchayats in the Western Ghats region in Kerala are set to become the crucible of an experimental project seeking to minimise the impact of commercial and livelihood activities on fragile ecosystems. Funded by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the India High Range Mountain Landscape Project involves …
Report By SSA Unit Contradicts Figures Provided By CM Chief minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday put the number of government schools without toilet facilities at 196 but a report from the state unit of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan project says at least 219 government lower primary and upper primary schools in …
Number Of Women With AIDS Has Fallen In Ernakulam Though the total number of HIV cases has come down in Ernakulam district from 116 cases in 2012 to 101 in 2013, the number of men with HIV has increased. While the district had 83 men living with HIV in 2013, …
KOCHI: The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules seem to hinder poor fishermen from realising their dream of building houses in Kumbalam-Panangad islands. The fishermen community is of the opinion that they are not given any humanitarian consideration when authorities aggressively implement the CRZ norms in the area. “Many fishermen have …
Five districts in Kerala will be included in a monitoring and epidemiological assessment conducted as part of the World Health Organisaton (WHO)'s global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. The study is being conducted in Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kollam and Thrissur districts. The study is aimed to check the efficacy of …
KOCHI: Health officials from the Thrikkakara municipality inspected the quarry pond in Kakkanad a third time following a complaint by Green Garden residents association (GGRA) to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Residents had alleged that hotel Park Residency was polluting the quarry pond by discharging effluents into it. Following the …
A Recent CSE Report Detected A Cocktail Of Antibiotics In Chicken Samples Taken From New Delhi. The Report Bodes Ill For Kerala, Which Imports 70% Of Its Chicken From Other States Ramavarman.T committee meeting of Food The latest Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report on antibi otic residue in …
Direction Was Issued To Corporation To Shut Abattoir On January 9 The slaughterhouse run by Kochi corporation, adjacent to the Kaloor bus stand is operated in the most unscientific and unhygienic condition, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) informed the Kerala High Court on Monday . In a statement …
With cases of cholera being reported from various parts of the state, the Ernakulam health department has issued a warning to contain the spread of the disease in the district. Though no cholera case has been reported from the district this year, around 11,035 people were reported to have suffered …
Engineering team preparing detailed action plan based on report The Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) in Kathikkudam, which has been in the eye of a storm over the pollution of Chalakkudy river, is contemplating steps to implement the recommendations by the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to improve the …
Delayed Action Against Offenders Leading To Loss To Exchequer: Report The latest Comptroller of Auditor General (CAG) report has noted that delays on the part of district collectors in confiscating vehicles that transported illegal river sand have not only incurred a huge loss to the state exchequer but even led …
Air heavy with RSPM, says report Coliform count in most of the Kerala rivers and ground water is far above the permissible limits whereas air in most cities was thick with Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM), warned the Kerala State Pollution Control Board. The findings are part of the Water …
Hundreds of people affected by pollution from wood-based units in the district took out a march to the district Collectorate on Tuesday. P.C.Cyriac, former civil servant and president of Anti-Corruption People’s Movement, inaugurated the march. The march was organized by the Action Council for Environmental Protection, as part of a …
Green activists are now considering to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking relief from Kochi Metro agencies' decision to continue with land reclamation for the proposed Kochi Metro village at Choornikkara and adjacent villages in Aluva. As the Metro agencies go ahead with land reclamation, activists fear that it …
The city would become a lot greener if ‘Nakshathra Vanam’ and a massive tree planting programme take root in the city. The greening programme will be launched in the city on June 5, World Environment Day. The ‘Nakshathra Vanam’ programme will witness the planting of 27 species of trees associated …
Seeks Action To Curb Illegal Sale of Peacock Feathers The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has issued an office memorandum calling for an urgent need to ensure adequate protection to peacocks. The memorandum issued by S K Khanduri, inspector general of forests (wildlife), has sought necessary action to curb …
With the UDF subcommittee meeting this week expected to frame recommendations for the amendment to the Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, the greens have already raised their apprehensions over it. According to them, an amendment at this point of time when paddy land and wetlands in the state …
If the summer was too hot, the summer rains turned out to be worse as citizens, who had earlier prayed for the downpour, ended up cursing after the skies showed no signs of letting up. In Ernakulam district, the revenue department has begun to assess damages caused by the rains. …
The Kerala cell of Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring (TERM), under the Department of Telecommunications, has given a clean chit to Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs), popularly known as cell phone towers, in respect of compliance to radiation norms. The Kerala cell conducted physical testing and verification of over 7,000 BTSs …
Collectors asked to prepare operational plans By next year, the administrative machinery in the State may be better prepared to handle crisis response and calamity relief operations. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has initiated steps to complete the draft State plan for disaster management by this year end. District …
