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 …
KOCHI: Baby care in Kochi hospitals, be it in the private sector or the government sector, will not be the same anymore. The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), in association with the Indian Paediatrics Association (IAP) and the United Nations International Children
M K Sunil Kumar KOCHI: Water days come and go. But the water woes in Kochi, like in many other places, remain unending. The inability to execute the drinking water projects in a time-bound manner is the main reason for this. Rapid urbanisation and reclamation of watersheds add to the …
KOCHI: If the Corporation authorities are to be believed, widening of Sahodaran Ayyappan (SA) Road, one of the much-awaited road projects in the city, will be completed in three months. Laying wet mix macadam (WMM) will begin in April and is expected to be completed within two months. In a …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Fire is destroying the forest wealth of the state, going by the data presented in the Assembly on Tuesday. The state lost more than 14,000 hectares of forest to fire since 2006-07, Forest Minister Benoy Viswom said in a written reply. The state lost 14,632 hectares in 1,950 forest …
KOCHI: With climate change and energy crisis fast becoming a reality, scientists all over the world have started looking for solutions to tide over the crisis. An Aluva-based company, Parasuram Power Project, has come up with a working model of wave power generation- cum-shore protection project which will soon move …
KOCHI: Strict action will be taken against the Water Authority officials if they were found guilty of wasting drinking water, said District Collector M Beena on Tuesday.
Fires are raging on a daily basis in the forests of Kerala as major rivers, freshwater lakes and ponds have begun to dry up at the very start of the summer. Weathermen are warning that the heat could get more intense in the coming days and rains are unlikely immediately. …
KOCHI: The Bharat Petroleum Ltd, Kochi Refinery, in association with Kerala state Fire and Rescue Services, will conduct a two-day workshop for firemen on scientific methods to deal with hazardous chemical emergencies, which will be inaugurated by Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan at the BPCL Kochi Refinery Learning Centre on Saturday. …
KOCHI: Dry land is commonly seen in hilly areas or where the water table lies so low that even large trees find it difficult to get water. In Kerala, coastal areas do not have much width. In many areas, landscapes stretching 10 to 25 km from the seaside stand elevated. …
Shibu B S KOCHI: Jointly funded by the Centre and the state to give governance and infrastructure development in urban cities a renewed thrust, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects are proving to be a blessing for Kochi. Most of these projects are in various stages of …
Gautham Menon On Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya KOCHI: Finding the traffic modifications at Manorama Junction very effective, the police are planning to extend the same to other parts of the city. Initially the focus will be on traffic modifications along the south overbridge and MG Road, the officials said.
KOCHI: Keep the option for future generations. This was a clause in the Rio De Janeiro meet that set the agenda for several environmental policies across the globe. But it
KOCHI: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) will chalk out an action plan soon after discussion with the Central and State Pollution Control Boards to rectify the high pollution levels in the industrial clusters of 70 cities including Kochi. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with the …
Sudha Nambudiri KOCHI: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) will soon chalk out an action plan after holding discussions with the Central and State Pollution Control Boards, to rectify the high pollution levels in industrial clusters of 70 cities, including Kochi. The Central Pollution Control Board, in association with …
KOCHI: In order to give a facelift to the Brahmapuram Solid Waste Treatment Plant, the Kochi Corporation will entrust the KITCO with the task of conducting a detailed study on its renovation.
Byju Aryad KOCHI: The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has officially announced that the drilling off Kochi in the Kerala-Konkan basin, the oil well KK4C-A at a distance of 70 nautical miles from the coast, was abandoned and added that efforts to extend the exploration in the basin will …
KOCHI: As per schedule it would have taken three days for the KSEB to complete the repair work. But the work along the Edappally-Kaloor 110 KV feeder lines was completed on the first day itself, thanks to proper planning and team work. The work schedule was from Saturday to Monday. …
