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 …
KOZHIKODE: The National Virology Institute, Pune, confirmed that the contagious fever that has killed several people in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts over the last fortnight is due to Nipah virus (NiV). With six more people succumbing to symptoms suspected to be that of Nipah virus on Sunday, the current toll …
KOZHIKODE: District Medical Officer Dr V Jayashree directed the public to keep tight vigil against dengue fever due to erratic rain pouring in the district since past few days. He said that erratic rain creates a favorable ambiance for the spread of dengue fever hence the public should keep a …
As World Water Day is being observed on March 22, scientists claim that water in almost 83% of open wells and most of the rivers in Kerala is highly contaminated. This was revealed by studies conducted by the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Kozhikode, which periodically monitors …
Kozhikode: Power minister M M Mani commissioned the largest floating solar power plant in the country set up on the Banasura Sagar reservoir at Padinjarethara in Wayanad on Monday. The 500 kWp (kilowatt peak) solar plant of the Kerala state electricity board (KSEB) floats on 1.25 acres of water surface …
Delay in diagnosis, patients leave State without treatment The Health Department has reportedly not been able to effectively deal with the malaria cases among migrant labourers. There has been an inordinate delay in diagnosis on the one hand and the patients are found to be leaving the State without completing …
Allege that CIAL is ignoring the orders of the Additional District Magistrate on restoring the damaged stretch of the river at Arippara The Iruvazhinjippuzha Samrakshana Samithi on Sunday came down heavily on CIAL Infrastructures Limited, alleging that it was ignoring the Additional District Magistrate’s order on restoring the damaged stretch …
Kannur: A detailed study is required to find out the cause of frequent incidents of dead dolphins and whales washing ashore along the Kerala coast, and it should be initiated as a multi-institutional project involving organizations having expertise in their respective field, said a report submitted by Central Pollution Control …
Close scrutiny: Drinking water jars seized by Food Safety officials in Kozhikode on Saturday. Food safety officials plan checks across Kozhikode as water crisis looms large Food safety officials are planning to check the quality of drinking water bottles across the district in anticipation of a water shortage this summer. …
City corporation will execute rooftop fibre tank method of rainwater harvesting only in selected wards in its initial phase on an experimental basis. It will adopt the model developed by city based Dr C Balakrishnan Nair, a retired pathologist of Kozhikode Medical Government College on an experimental basis before expanding …
UDF-led opposition staged a walkout from the assembly on Wednesday alleging government's failure in the distribution of ration commodities in the Malabar region. Food and civil supplies minister P Thilothaman said the latest crisis came out due to the implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA). From November 14, …
KOZHIKODE: Health department on Monday commenced special cleaning drive for the elimination of breeding spots of aedes mosquitoes. The drive was commenced in the wake of Zika virus infections being reported in Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines since people from these region come here for job purposes or to spend vacation …
KOZHIKODE: For securing environmental clearance for the controversial Chakkittapara iron ore mining project, Karnataka-based mining major, MSPL Ltd has furnished incorrect and misleading information in its application to the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF). In a letter to the MoEF in March 2016, the company has stated that that …
At any given point in time, the area has 40 proven cases. Even as mosquito control measures are on across the district to prevent the spread of dengue and malaria, the dengue situation has touched epidemic proportions at Puthupady, a rural area, State Epidemiologist A. Sukumaran told The Hindu on …
KOZHIKODE: Health experts have warned of a possible outbreak of dengue haemorragic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) in the district this year. The health department authorities have asked the public to keep vigil and eliminate mosquito-breeding spots in their surrounding areas as the mosquito density mapping carried out …
Cashing in on scarcity and the high price of river sand in the open market, illegal sand-mining gangs have turned their attention to the interior coastal areas of Kozhikode to dig up salty sand and supply it to the construction industry. Though civil engineers attest that sea sand is highly …
Study says 17mangrove areas in five districts in Malabar are on the verge of extinction n spite of the frequent alerts by various environmental organisations and results of field studies conducted by approved government agencies on the threat being faced by the major wetlands in north Kerala, the situation remains …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Chennai) in the matter of Kamburam Dharma Paripalana Araya Samajam Vs Kozhikode Corporation & Others dated 22/09/2015 regarding indiscriminate and illegal construction activities being carried out in the Kamburam Beach, Kozhikode District, Kerala which falls within the Coastal Regulation Zone-II (CRZ-II) area …
Consignment to be exported to the Maldives The move to export granite from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts to the Maldives via Beypore port has come in for criticism from various green movements and the Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad. They have jointly submitted a complaint to District Collector N. Prasanth urging …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zonal Bench, Chennai) in the matter of K. Savad Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 31/08/2015 regarding construction activities in Kodancheri and Nellipoyil Villages among others in Kozhikode District, Kerala which are within the purview of Ecologically Fragile …
Mining will hit natural rejuvenation of rivers Environmental organisations and river management experts have taken strong exception to a government order allowing restricted sand-mining in various rivers in the State, saying that the authorities concerned have failed to consider various court orders and guidelines of the Ministry of Environment and …
