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 …
District panchayat president P.P. Shyamala Devi has underscored the need to enforce a blanket ban on sale of non-degradable plastic bags, which are generally used by people to dump garbage. Talking to The Hindu, she admitted that the use of plastic bags had assumed the proportion of a real “villain” …
The joint committee on endosulfan, in its interim report submitted to the Supreme Court, has favoured export of the pesticide. “The industry has no experience in disposing pesticides and the Ministry of Environment and Forest has not provided any definite procedure for the purpose,” the committee noted in its reply …
They will be given interest-free loans The Social Welfare Department will implement a programme for self-employment of caregivers of endosulfan victims, Minister for Panchayat and Social Welfare M.K. Muneer said on Sunday. The Minister told The Hindu that interest-free loans would be given to the caregivers, who are often a …
Mass agitation vital, says Suresh Gopi The Anti-Endosulfan Campaign Committee, on Monday, launched its “third phase of agitation” to enforce blanket ban on the pesticide in the country. In a function at Bovikkanam, Malayalam film actor Suresh Gopi declared formally launched the new phase of agitation. Addressing the gathering, the …
A master plan prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for implementing various schemes proposed to improve the basic infrastructure facilities in the 11 endosulfan-hit panchayats in the district was submitted to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday. A team from the district led by Kasaragod …
Many pesticides which have been banned or severely restricted in some countries are in use in Kerala and other States. Kerala banned the use of 15 pesticides in May this year. However, about a dozen pesticides which were either banned or severely restricted in other countries continue to be used …
Affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of India dated 4/08/2011 in re: Endosulfan - W.P.(C) NO.213/2011 Democratic Youth Federation of India Vs. Union of India & Ors which includes the Interim Report of Joint Expert Committee on Endosulfan.
It is not the reason behind health problems in Kasaragod, Kerala Maintaining that Endosulfan is unlikely to cause any public health concern or hazard, the Centre has urged the Supreme Court to lift the ban imposed on its production and sale in May this year. In its response to a …
The Union Agricultural and Cooperation Department on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that there was no evidence to suggest that long-term use of endosulfan posed health hazards and various nations had banned the pesticide as a precautionary measure. The Union government submitted the counter-affidavit in response to a petition filed …
Indian agriculture has been under stress quite for long time. Decline in public investment, poor extension net work, lack of marketing facilities, erratic input supply and others have all collectively contributed for decline or stagnant in Indian agriculture. Increasing use of synthetic inputs and non-judicial use of natural resources including …
KASARGOD (Kerala), 31 JULY: A ten-member Central expert team today visited the district to study on the health status of people residing in the endosulfan-affected areas. The team was led by ICMR director general Dr Viswa Mohan Katoch. The team, which had visited Kasargod sometime back, during their second visit …
Counter affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of India dated 29/07/2011 by the Department of Agriculture in re: Endosulfan - W.P.(C) NO.213/2011 Democratic Youth Federation of India Vs. Union of India & Ors.
Kasaragod, the northern district of Kerala, which is worst-affected by the use of endosulfan in cashew plantations, has been declared as organic farming district by the Government. Responding to a submission by Mr N.A. Nellikkunnu (IUML) in the Assembly, the Agriculture Minister, Mr K.P. Mohanan, said the pesticide had been …
KASARAGOD: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has announced a rehabilitation programme for endosulfan victims with a view to ensuring them relief in a time-bound manner. The victims should be provided relief on a priority basis, Mr Chandy said at a review meeting at the Collectorate conference hall here on Monday. …
Part of implementing an environment-friendly buildings project PWD rates to be linked to wholesale price index Department to have quality management system THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Public Works Minister V.K. Ibrahim Kunju has said the Public Works Department (PWD) will draw up a construction policy as part of implementing an environment-friendly green buildings …
THE Supreme Court has ordered a nationwide ban on manufacture, sale and use of endosulfan for the time being, citing its harmful health effects. Applying the precautionary principle, the court, in its interim order, said right to life, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution, is the most fundamental of …
Site identified for campus had been part of a cashew estate. The university is now functioning in rented building. Work on medical research wings to go on as scheduled KASARAGOD: The Central University of Kerala will seek the State government's intervention to speed up soil and water tests to ascertain …
Chandy says victims found it difficult to seek medical aid outside Kasaragod THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Thursday that a super-specialty hospital would be set up in Kasaragod for treating people suffering from the ill effects of endosulfan. Addressing a meeting of the Collectors here, the Chief …
Next of kin of deceased victims to get Rs.1 lakh Oommen Chandy to visit Kasaragod again Comprehensive relief package for living victims THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to enhance the assistance to the next of kin of deceased victims of endosulfan to Rs.1 lakh. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed today’s Supreme Court order banning the use, sale, production and export of endosulfan with immediate effect. This landmark judgment comes on the heels of India’s grudging acceptance at the Stockholm Convention that endosulfan is a serious health hazard and that it should …
