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: Testifying the fact that swine flu has spread to the community level, many cases have been reported from schools in the district. But the authorities with the health department said that they have taken all measures to ensure proper treatment to patients. The health department has given instructions to …
KOCHI: Plastic waste disposal will be smooth once the authorities concerned give their approval to use plastic waste for the construction of roads. As an initial step CREDAI Clean City Movement has tied up with the Kochi Corporation to construct roads using pellets processed from plastic waste generated at the …
KOCHI: To tackle the growing septic tank waste, the Kochi Corporation has decided to start two new sewage treatment plants in the city. The tender procedures of the plants, which are to be started in West Kochi and East Kochi areas, have started. The agency for constructing the plants will …
Engineers in Kochi are giving final touches to the 4.62-km-long rail bridge connecting the mainland to the proposed international container transshipment terminal on Vallarpadam island across the Vembanad lake in Ernakulam district of Kerala. Due to be commissioned in November this year, it will be the longest rail bridge in …
KOCHI: The early results of the ultra-deep oil explorations in the Kerala-Konkan basin by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will be available in 100 days, according to ONGC Chairman and Managing Director R.S. Sharma. He was talking to journalists here on Sunday after inaugurating
KOCHI: It was their final attempt to protect the green canopy at Puthiyakavu near Pathalam in Eloor. The Paristhithi Samskarika Kootayma, an environmental movement in the state, approached the Forest Minister and the District Collector and submitted a petition against the decision to axe the trees on Friday. Following this …
Anil S KOCHI: At a time when the government is taking up various initiatives for protection of trees across the state, more than 500 trees are going to be felled soon as part of constructing a centre for unloading and packaging of containers in connection with the Vallarpadom Container Terminal …
Specially prepared medicinal food being given to Devaswom Sree Raman, which is in musth, at Sree Poornathrayeesha oottupura parambu. Sivadas Varma KOCHI: The month of Karkkidakam is special for elephants too. Since they develop peculiar mannerisms during this time, most owners ensure
KOCHI: With the Centre introducing several benefits for eco-friendly buildings, the Indian Green Building Council, Kerala Chapter, is planning to popularise the concept of green buildings in the city.
The Matsya Keralam project in the state is aimed at increasing the annual production of freshwater fish in the state to 2 lakh tones per year from the present 75,000 tones, said Fisheries Minister S Sarma. He was speaking after the inauguration of the second stage of Matsya Keralam project …
KOCHI: After ivory, ganja and sandalwood, the smugglers are now madly after King Cobra and other venomous snakes in the forests as 10 ml venom of a King Cobra would fetch crores of rupees in the international black market. The smuggling of snake venom had come to light after the …
The environmental monitoring programme on water quality carried out by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment and the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management has thrown light on the water quality parameters of the river basins in the State. The report has given clean chit to …
The heavy rain on Friday flooded the city roads. Vehicles moving through the flooded MG Road, Kochi. KOCHI: The district administration has suffered a loss of around Rs 15.27 crore in the heavy rain that has been lashing the district for the last few days. According to District Collector M …
KOCHI: Kochiites will soon have the comfort of travelling in the state-of-the-art Volvo buses as the Corporation is to acquire 15 new air-conditioned low-floor buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)-funded City Public Transportation project. KSRTC officials said that Volvo would deliver 15 lowfloor buses in the …
KOCHI: With only one more hurdle before the Kochi Metro Rail project, the authorities of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the implementing agency for the project, has decided to prepare a detailed execution plan for the project. A meeting convened by DMRC Chairman E Sreedharan in Kochi on Wednesday …
KOCHI: With the Planning Commission giving the green signal to the Kochi Metro Rail project, the ball is now in the court of the State Government. From land acquisition to augmentation of existing infrastructure, the State Government has to complete a lot of facilitation work before starting the construction. Of …
