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 …
Jiji Ann Cherian KOCHI: Waste disposal is a nagging issue faced by the city. And the Kochi Corporation is yet to find a lasting solution. But a group of youngsters is working hard to clean up the city.
Kochi: Residents in the Kochi municipal corporation area of Ernakulam district risk paying out a fine of Rs 10,000 if they are caught throwing garbage on the street. The new law came into effect on Tuesday after the district administration held detailed discussions with various departments including the police and …
KOCHI: Kochi will look greener once the ambitious project by Rajagiri OutREACH, Kalamassery, to afforest the city by planting around 10,000 saplings takes off with the cooperation of the public and the Government. The project that involves census of trees will be tentatively inaugurated by Local Self Government Minister Paloli …
Local people blocking a container lorry which brought waste materials to be dumped at Vallarpadom on Tuesday. KOCHI: Tension prevailed at Vallarpadom when local people protested against the dumping of waste brought in a ship from abroad on Tuesday. The waste was brought to Vallarpadom in a container for land-filling …
The Kerala Government is implementing major drinking water projects in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi, which will cost Rs 87.16 crore and Rs 201.17 crore respectively. Approval has also been accorded for sewerage projects, costing Rs 215.41 crore and Rs 74.81 crore respectively, in the two cities, according to an official statement. …
KOCHI: Nothing but stench and waterlogging welcome those who reach West Kochi. With the onset of monsoon, roads and streets in West Kochi, including those in the heritage area of Fort Kochi and Mattanchery, are under water. The canals are filled with various waste spreading stench and makes the life …
Given the current developments in the natural gas sector, especially with the Petronet LNG terminal under implementation in Kochi and scheduled to become operational by 2011, it looks more prudent to think of a gas-based thermal power plant at Kasargod, instead of the proposed coal-based one, says an expert in …
The Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM) and the alumni association of REC, Calicut, along with Mir Projects and Consultants, is organising a one-day workshop on Energy Management solutions for hospitals and hotels here on Saturday. Experts in the area of energy conservation would attend the seminar and case …
KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation is yet to find an alternative to run the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant. So far no company has submitted tenders for operating the plant. The Hiquip Technologies, which runs the plant on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh Technology Development Corporation (APTDC), will handover the plant …
Drinking water shortage in several parts of Kerala, especially in the high and midland areas of many districts, has become so acute that the inhabitants have to depend on water supply by private operators for whom it has turned out to be a lucrative business. The sharp fall in the …
P K Jeevan Jose KOCHI: Much to the relief of nature lovers, Forest Department officials stopped the axing of trees on the Spices Board campus in the city on Thursday. But before the officials could intervene one tree was completely chopped off and two were trimmed. The Spices Board authorities …
KOCHI: Is your expensive car or bike running on quality fuel? At a time when the oil PSUs are launching campaigns highlighting the quality of fuels distributed through their outlets, the arrest of four members of a gang involved in selling pilfered benzene to petrol pumps comes as a shocking …
KOCHI: In a move aimed at giving impetus to the Sabari rail project, the State Government has decided to go on fast track mode to acquire land for its speedy implementation, district collector M Beena said. A high-level meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday decided to speed up acquisition of …
KOCHI: It was three months ago that the State Government decided to open an office for the Kochi Metro Rail project. But the office still remains on paper. And the reason: The plan to start the project as a joint venture of the Union and the State Governments needs the …
M K Sunil Kumar KOCHI: The city will start to stink soon if the row between the Kochi Corporation and the Andhra Pradesh Technical Development Corporation carries on. The Corporation authorities have not taken any steps to take over the Brahmapuram plant which is the only solution for the city
KOCHI: Kochi is facing an acute LPG shortage. Back-to-back strikes by a section of employees and contractors have put LPG consumers, particularly Indane users, in a fix. With the house-keeping staff of IOC starting another strike at plants in Kochi, Kollam and Kozhikode the situation has become worse. The strike …
Kochi city is poised to join hands with the rest of the world to observe Earth Day on April 22 even as the threat of climate change is escalating by the day. The focus of the 40th anniversary of the Earth Day observance will be Green Generation Campaign. As part …
Kochi, April 6 Present system of agriculture is robbing the soil of its native reserves and that in turn would hamper the sustainability of the cropping system in the country. Farmers, therefore, need to revert to organic agriculture so as to enrich the already degraded soil, according to experts in …
