Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Assistance given to 11 panchayats The Thanal housing scheme for the victims of endosulfan was launched here on Monday. A demand draft for Rs.50 lakh to start the scheme works was handed over to 11 worst affected panchayats by P. Karunakaran, MP, at a function at the Collectorate on Monday. …
Rs.99.63 crore from the agency constitutes 85 per cent of approved projects The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has decided to sanction nearly Rs.100 crore to implement a special package for upgrading infrastructure in 11 endosulfan-hit panchayats in the district. “The NABARD assistance of Rs.99.63 crore from …
The Plantation Corporation of Kerala Limited (PCKL) chairman, Varghese George, has called upon the government to take necessary steps to pay compensation worth Rs 120 crore to the victims of Endosulfan in Kasargod as directed by the National Human Rights Commission. Addressing a meet-the-press programme at Pathanamthitta Press Club on …
KASARGOD: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed three weeks’ time to the Union Government to file its reply regarding the ban of endosulfan. The bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia ordered the government to file its reply within three weeks at the court proceedings which lasted only two …
The Union Government today informed the Kerala High Court that no farmers suicides were reported from Kerala during 2009-11. According to reports furnished by the state government, there has been a declining trend in suicides in farming. In the report indicating number of suicides by farmers due to agrarian reasons, …
The fourth phase of medical camps to enrol endosulfan victims will be held in select localities in the district from December 17 to 21. Thirty-eight doctors from 11 departments of five medical colleges will examine patients. As many as 70 experts drawn under the National Rural Health Mission will be …
The family of two-and-a-half-year-old endosulfan victim Prajitha is yet to get the compensation of Rs.2 lakh promised by the previous LDF government even eight months after her death. “The compensation could not be disbursed to the bereaved family as the government order to this effect had not reached here,” Collector …
Meriel Watts may be unknown to the people of the endosulfan-hit villages of Kasaragod, but the campaign the New Zealander had run on their behalf for getting the highly toxic pesticide banned globally is familiar to anti-pesticide activists worldwide. Ms. Watts and the organisation she is part of—Pesticides Action Network …
A session of the ongoing independent hearing by the Permanent People's Tribunal, organised by the Pesticide Action Network, an international non-governmental organisation, here on Sunday was dedicated to testimonies related to endosulfan. Activists, health workers, and doctors who have worked in Kasaragod spoke about how the aerial spraying of the …
Decks have been cleared for mobilising resources from the World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the development of 367 kms of roads under the second phase of the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP) and upgrading of 1000 kms of road under the State Road Improvement Project (SRIP) …
The humble jackfruit is the key to achieving local food security and stemming environmental degradation in India, especially the southern states, says K R Jayan, a 46-year-old conservationist, who has been leading a movement in Kerala to revive what is one of the most vital components of the rural economy …
People suffering from diseases suspected to be caused by exposure to aerial spraying of endosulfan will be provided free treatment at a medical college in Mangalore. As per a memorandum signed by the district administration and Yenepoya Medical College in Mangalore, the hospital would provide free treatment and required medicines …
Organisation collected Rs.87,26,804 to help the victims The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), which earned a favourable verdict from the Supreme Court in enforcing a ban on the deadly endosulfan pesticide, has fulfilled its promise by providing scholarships and announced rehabilitation packages to select victims utilising the public funds …
Kerala government is in a fix with the National Human Rights Commission issuing notice to the State government for non-payment of adequate compensation to victims of pesticide endosulfan in Kasaragod district. The Commission had recommended, in its order in December last, payment of Rs. 5 lakh as compensation to the …
After an initial spurt of enthusiasm, the United Democratic Front government of Kerala has slackened in its efforts to rehabilitate endosulfan victims of Kasargod. The first step the UDF government took after assuming power was to double the compensation given to the families of endosulfan victims. Almost five months later, …
A high-level meeting held here on Friday has decided to consult all political parties on ways to proceed with the proposed trans-Kerala high-speed rail corridor project to link Thiruvananthapuram with Kasaragode. The meeting was preceded by a presentation on the project before the Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, based on …
Bhubaneswar: In a joint initiative, Kerala and Odisha have firmed plans to set up a 2,000 MW thermal plant in Odisha, sourcing coal from Baitarani fields in the state. The project details were discussed at a meeting of senior officials from the two states, held in Thiruvananthapuram with the initiative …
Cell recast with Agriculture Minister as its chairman The United Democratic Front (UDF) government has come under criticism for excluding various agencies and organisations that had launched a relentless and sustained campaign against endosulfan in the district from the reconstituted Endosulfan Victims Relief and Remediation Cell. The cell coordinates and …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Wednesday that the State government disagreed with the Planning Commission's affidavit before the Supreme Court on poverty line. Talking to the media after a meeting of the Cabinet, the Chief Minister said an income of Rs.26 a day a person was not acceptable …
In the light of the vexed garbage issue remaining unresolved and reports of deaths due to suspected rat fever, the district administration is planning to enforce the ban on the use and sale of non-degradable plastic bags. The district administration was chalking out strategies to ban the non-degradable plastic bags …
