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 …
Sivadas Varma KOCHI: After the death of Chalakkal Mohanan, another young tusker, Gajendran awaits death due to prolonged starvation. The tusker who attacked its first mahout, now under treatment, was abandoned by the other mahouts in a compound near Kumbalam. Exposed to the sun, Gajendran has been denied food and …
New Delhi: Earth Hour, an hour when world over people will voluntarily turn off all non-essential lights in a bid to pledge their bit to fight climate change, is just a week away. The event was formally launched in Delhi on Friday night with a concert by rock band Advaita …
KOCHI: For many of us, the festival of harvest has faded into oblivion. But a group of youngsters at Malayidamthuruthu, a village near Pukkattupady, has been engaged in an effort to bring back that long forgotten culture. These enterprising youngsters started paddy cultivation three months ago on 12 acres of …
The parking fee board placed by the Corporation on Shanmugham Road which comes under the PWD. KOCHI: Who should be collecting the parking fee on city roads? Kochi Corporation or the Public Works Department? Is it legal for the Corporation to collect a parking fee on PWD roads? The Corporation …
KOCHI: Expressing concern over Kerala not taking the initiative to grab projects sponsored by the CSIR, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources chief Gangan Pratap said that the state stood at third last spot in the list of applicants just ahead of Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand recently. …
KOCHI: The private bus operators are a privileged lot in the city. They can park their vehicle right under No Parking sign boards and go scot-free. They will not be fined by the police. But if you take your car and park it at the same place you will end …
KOCHI: Will you vote for the earth? The world is going to do so. A race is on between the earth and global warming. As many as 934 cities and towns in 80 countries have already expressed their willingness to be part of Earth Hour 2009, a novel initiative where …
NEDUMBASSERY: The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) which possess 450 acres of land has proposed to develop an airport-based industrial park which aims at setting up industrial units like Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of components and engines of aircrafts to cater to the needs of aviation industry. Golf course, …
KOCHI: Close on the heels of Animal Welfare Board of India rejecting the applications for the registration of cattle for the annual cattle race at Kakkoor, the District Administration on Monday banned the conduct of the race and said action would be taken against those who defy the ban. District …
KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation has convened a meeting on Tuesday at 9 am at the Viswakarma Dharmodharna Samajam Hall, Anchumana, near the Anchumana temple, to hold discussion on the proposed Clean City-Green City plan. The members of the business community operating on the sides of the bypass have been invited …
KOCHI: In an effort to ensure a proper hygienic atmosphere in West Kochi, the Irrigation Department has come out with a Rs 2.5- crore project to beautify the historic and decades-old boundary canal, a historic mark dividing the erstwhile Malabar and Kochi, stretching from Thoppumpady to Fort Kochi. With the …
Six major groups of enteric bacteria, viz, Faecal coliforms, E. coli, Shigella spp., Salmonella spp., Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae were screened for the present study. The overall percentage occurrence of enteric bacteria in water and sediment was maximum accounted for Vibrio parahaemolyticus (81.7%) and minimum for Salmonella spp. (9.6%) …
KOCHI: It comes as a relief to a city chock-a-block with high rises. The 20,000 sq ft park coming up on the premises of the Central Police Quarters near the High Court is a welcome move by the authorities. The park includes an open-air stage with a green room and …
KOCHI: Adequate drinking water remains a dream for the residents of Vypeen Island, especially those in Elankunnapuzha, Njarackal, Nayarambalam and Edavanakad panchayats, even after the commissioning of two major projects, the Hudco-Aided Water Augmentation Scheme and Chowara Water Supply Scheme. The residents blame the unholy nexus of the Water Authority …
USE of renewable energy sources is supposed to reduce emissions from burning fossil fuels. But this is not often true, points out the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The Indonesian bio-fuel project, for instance, has already put 6 million hectares of land under oil palm cultivation, and is …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to take the energy-saving mantra to every household, Biotech- the Centre for development of bio-gas technology and other non- conventional energy sources - plans to start energy clubs throughout the State. The project is expected to create a marked difference wherever waste and waste disposal pose …
KOCHI: The filling up of paddy fields in and around Kochi, legally and illegally, is not at all new, as the demand for residential apartments goes up. Mulanthuruthi, a serene village near the city border, has not been spared from the clutches of realtors. The saga of the high yielding …
KOCHI: The poor are most vulnerable to the loss of bio-diversity and ecosystems. Therefore, conservation of bio-diversity and maintenance of the ecosystem are central to improving the ability of the poor to cope with climatic changes, says the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The United Nations Framework Convention …
