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 …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this Two Hundred Seventieth Report on "Environmental issues of Kerala in General and Kochi/Ernakulam in particular". The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests has been undertaking study visits in various States/cities across …
Corporation decides to stop accepting refuse from neighbouring local bodies The management of solid waste in the city is headed for an unprecedented crisis with the existing plant unable to process the refuse churned out by residents. The Kochi Corporation is also planning to undertake short-term repair measures, which, if …
KOCHI: Complaints regarding dumping of untreated waste, including toilet waste from the nearby flats into the Kadamprayar, the main water source to SmartCity, Infopark and nearby areas, will be looked into by the Pollution Control Board(PCB), said S. Suhas, Sub Collector, Fort kochi and the nodal officer for SmartCity. He …
KOCHI: Despite all the hype over the future ‘Smart City’, Kochi - a ‘Metro-in-the-making’ - hides an invisible population. They are the landless and the homeless who are living a life of their own on the fringes, away from the glitz and glamour and vanities of the city. The city …
KOCHI: On Monday, chief secretary Jiji Thomson said that Kochi was on the verge of facing a Chennai-like flood situation. "To prevent such a situation, Kochi should adopt 'Operation Ananta', an initiative being implemented in Thiruvananthapuram by reclaiming encroached areas and clearing drains and canals for the smooth flow of …
KOCHI: Following the inspection at Sabarimala, pollution control board (PCB) officials have decided to strengthen waste water collection network at the hill shrine. It was also decided to treat the waste water using available facilities as the leaking sewage treatment plant on the premises could not be fixed before the …
‘Any failure to initiate action as suggested by the panel will amount to contempt of Parliament’ The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests has sought Action Taken Reports (ATR) from the State on pollution of Vembanad lake, processing of solid waste at Brahmapuram and Kalamassery, cutting …
KOCHI:The Rajya Sabha Committee on Science, Technology, Environment and Forests will hold talks with NGOs, civic organisations and experts at the Government Guest House here on Sunday. “Members of the committee headed by Aswini Kumar MP are already in the city to seek suggestions and opinions of organisations and experts …
The government’s Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) cell has okayed a Rs.295-crore solid waste treatment plant in Brahmapuram. The cell has given in-principle approval for the financial and technical proposals submitted by one of the companies that participated in the tender process. The Hindu has learnt from senior officials close to the development …
Anthropogenic inputs influence the community structure and activities of microorganisms, which may impinge the functioning of estuarine and coastal ecosystem. The aim of the present study was to understand the influence of dissolved heavy metals (Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu and Zn) on community structure of cyanobacteria in a nutrient …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a roundtable on renewable energy with top energy CEOs and experts during which he emphasised India`s commitment to realize the vision of 175 GigaWatts of clean energy by 2022. At the roundtable, which was also attended by US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, Modi …
Experts in the field has stressed the need for conducting a water audit in the Kozhikode Corporation to formulate a water policy to overcome water scarcity and to carry out remedial measures. The periodical studies conducted on water samples collected from the Cannoli canal flowing through the heart of the …
Environment campaigners are planning to sue the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman for violating the statutory directions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding online monitoring of pollution by the 17 categories of highly polluting industries including the Eloor–Edayar and Ambalamugal industrial cluster of Kochi. Incidentally, the …
KOCHI: Last week chief minister Oommen Chandy said that Kochi has a private SmartCity venture and the city will turn smart with Centre's aid. "The city grabbed the limelight as the fourth-cleanest city in India during the Swachh Bharat mission and is the only city from Kerala to be developed …
A mobile incinerator will soon burn bulbs, mercury tubes, plastic bags, clothes and a wide range of dry waste in Eloor and Tripunitura municipalities amid fear that the process will pollute the environment irretrievably. The local bodies had requested the local-self government department to provide the service of mobile incinerators …
Ditched computers and smartphones are fast raking in money for the cash-strapped coffers of the Kerala government. Clean Kerala Company, a State-run agency under the Department of Local-Self Government, has contributed about Rs.25 lakh to the exchequer through sale of recyclable e-waste and plastic scrap collected from 43 local bodies …
KOCHI: In a major relief to urban residents, the state government has plans to encourage relocation of industries that are relatively polluting, to shift them from cities and urban areas as done in the National Capital Region in 2000. Moreover women will be encouraged to take up entrepreneurship as a …
KOCHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the state government to check noise pollution in areas where hospitals were situated. Hearing a petition filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) here, stating that high noise levels in major junctions have been severely affecting patients, the NGT urged the state …
KOCHI: At a time when the city authorities are going gaga over the integrating public transport system, town planning experts have emphasized on the need to put in place an updated master plan for the city. Though several talks and discussions have been carried out as part of implementing a …
The city corporation has finally woken up to the problem of e-waste generated in the city. It has joined hands with Clean Kerala Company Ltd to dispose and recycle Kochi's e-waste in a scientific manner. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between both parties last week and corporation authorities …
