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 …
Mithradham, implying 'the abode of the Sun and the house of a friend' is an NGO based in Chunangamveli, a beautiful village in Kochi, Kerala. Headed by Dr George Peter Pittappillil, the Mithradham Trust was founded in 1998. "Our NGO is engaged in cultivation, processing and marketing of spices from …
KOCHI: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its fourth assessment report warns that 20 to 30 percent of plant and animal species will be at risk of extinction if the rise in global average temperature exceeds two to three degree Celcius. Loss of bio-diversity will augment climatic change, …
KOCHI: The district administration has decided to facilitate the land acquisition work of various projects like Kochi Metro Rail, Angamaly-Sabari Rail, doubling of the Mulanthuruthy- Kuruppanthara railway line, Thekkady State Highway, second phase development of the Infopark and additional land acquisition work of Vallarpadom International Container Transshipment Terminal and the …
KOCHI: Finally, the signal has turned green for the Metro Rail project. With the Government allotting Rs 50 lakh for the office work of the project, the controversial office space provided by the GCDA (Greater Cochin Development Authority) to EMRC (Ernakulam Metro Rail Corporation) will soon see some action. The …
KOCHI: In an effort to improve the sanitary benchmark to global standards, the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) in association with the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) will set up a common seafood processing centre at Ambalappuzha in Alappuzha district. The Rs 3.06-crore project which is expected to …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has said that the State will go ahead with the Kochi Metro Rail Project. Rs 50 lakh has been earmarked to start a Metro Rail office in Kochi based on the recommendations of the Delhi Metro Corporation. The project, modelled on the lines of the …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Local Administration Minister Paloli Mohammedkutty has said that an amount of Rs 387 crore has been earmarked for various projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram cities. The Minister said here in a statement that the Union Government would provide 80 percent …
COOL, breezy evenings are a virtue of the season. It is a time when city folks hang around shops with their family. Kochi is bustling with shoppers. The shopping binge that ends after a few days of gaiety and joy would leave hundreds of kilos of plastic garbage in the …
Rapidly expanding urban settlements in the developing world face severe climatic risks in light of climate change. Urban populations will increasingly be forced to cope with increased incidents of flooding, air and water pollution, heat stress and vector-borne diseases. This research, undertaken with a set of partner research institutes, examines …
KOCHI: The New Year greets the greens and the picnickers in the city with a double gift from the Forest Department - a nature study centre and a bird watching tower. Set up at the Mangalavanam in the city, the twin projects will be dedicated to the public by Forest …
The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in association with the district administration and the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) will implement a unique SAFE I- Project, said District Collector M Beena at a press conference here on Friday. The novel project aims at bringing down hospital-borne infections by ensuring safe …
KOCHI: Though the city residents are trying their best in learning to live with mosquitoes, the scare of spreading dengue fever is scaling up. Though the Corporation put two autorickshaw- mounted fogging machines out in Mattanchery and Ernakulam areas, the service has not yet reached all divisions.
KOCHI: To save the city from the menace of plastic waste, the district administration and the Kochi Corporation in association with the Kudumbasree units are planning to launch a new plastic waste management project. As per the project, the Kudumbasree members will collect the plastic waste from houses and shops. …
KOCHI: The committee appointed to monitor the functioning of the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant decided to submit a report on the defects of the plant to the state government and the Ombudsman for the Local-Self Government Institutions. The decision was taken at the first meeting of the committee presided …
KOCHI: The construction of flyovers will not help reduce the traffic congestion in the city. Instead, the administration should improve the public transport system and encourage the people to use it, said Enrique Penalosa, former Mayor of Bogota in Germany. Penalosa, who is also an expert in public transport system, …
KOCHI: Greens are seeing red again. The Kerala High Court has invited the wrath of the Greens by indiscriminately felling three huge trees and a portion of the bamboo growth on the premises of the Ram Mohan Palace, a part of the old High Court building, on Sunday. The Greens …
