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 Western Ghats Janakeeya Samiti has called for a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the hilly regions of Kozhikode on Monday in protest against the decision to implement the recommendations of the high level working group (HLWG) headed by K Kasturirangan. Both UDF and LDF, along with farmer organisations and church …
Despite a relatively successful vaccination campaign undertaken by the Animal Disease Control Project of the government, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks have been reported from different parts of the district, including the City Corporation limits, in the past two months. Veterinary officials have attributed the cause of spread of virus to …
At a time when farmers across the state are increasingly abandoning paddy cultivation, a group of traditional paddy farmers and agriculture experts have teamed up to form the state’s first producer company to promote paddy cultivation in Wayanad The company, Wayanad Agriculture & Spices Producer company Private Limited (WASP), has …
Niravu Vengeri’ implements project in school, city ward Amidst numerous cleaning drives initiated by NGOs, government agencies, greens, and private firms on Gandhi Jayanti on Wednesday, the city also showcased a zero-budget waste management model successfully experimented by a progressive residential forum (‘Niravu Vengeri’) here for the past several years. …
As much as 388.3 sq. km of land in Idukki district, comprising 8.9 per cent of the total area, is highly susceptible to landslips while 873.7 sq. km (20 per cent) is susceptible to a lesser degree. Devikulam taluk has the largest area highly prone to landslips (177.8 sq.km), followed …
The public works department on Wednesday got administrative sanction to install 10 women-friendly e-toilets each at all government medical colleges in the state. The building division of the department will be in charge of setting up the Eve's own e-toilets on the premises of medical colleges in Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur, …
Kochi: Think twice before you light up in public places in the district. Carrying on their good work from last year, the shadow police are booking offenders with a missionary zeal. Between January and May this year, the police have caught 6,433 persons for smoking in public places and levied …
The district has suffered a loss of Rs 64 crore in incessant rain and flood, said the detailed report submitted to the central team that reached the district on Monday to study the impact of rain related disaster across the district. In the report, district collector C A Latha has …
Agency to finance housing schemes for the poor Solar energy will be among the new sectors that will be provided funds by the public-sector Kerala Urban and Rural Development Finance Corporation Ltd (KURDFC), which provides financial support for development programmes of local bodies, KURDFC chairman K. Moideenkoya has said. Mr. …
Poly Houses Would Enable Round-The-Year Cultivation Of Vegetables The state government’s drive to encourage hitech farming has found favour among more than 1,125 new generation farmers, who have come forward to sign up for precision farming. The new breed of farmers, mostly young, hopes to harness latest technologies in precision …
Wildlife Conservation Society Completes Survey Using Advanced Camera-Trap Method The state is set to get an accurate count of tigers in Wayanad forests in a month. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has completed the counting of the big cats with advanced camera trap studies. Even the last tiger count conducted …
Health Policy To Be Out For Debate Today The health policy prepared by a panel of experts has recommended a complete reorganization of the government health system by introducing primary care providers along the lines of the family physician concept. The policy, which would be released for public debate on …
The Chelannur grama panchayat on Wednesday launched its model village scheme with a mission to declare all its wards free of garbage menace. Panchayat vice-president P. Gouri inaugurated the scheme, which would be implemented in wards 13 and 21 in the first phase. The setting up of vermi-compost units and …
The expert panel constituted by chief minister Oommen Chandy to prepare a report on new scientific norms for the inclusion of remaining Endosulfan affected persons to avail government compensation will begin their work next week. The five-member medical team will have its first meeting at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital on …
Condemning the decision of the Revenue Department to resume land acquisition for the development of National Highway-17, a large number of people under the aegis of a local action council took out a march to the office of the tahsildar (land acquisition) at Vadakara on Wednesday. The protesters, who boycotted …
Survey in March records steady depletion While skyscrapers increase in height and density at the cost of natural water resources like paddy fields, the groundwater level in the district has touched a new low this year. A March-2013 survey by the Groundwater Department of their 54 sample wells across the …
Western Ghats panel gives approval With the financial year nearing its end, the district-level co-ordination panel of the Western Ghats Development Committee has given green signal to a slew of development projects, including a Rs.2.35-crore scheme for wetlands. Works on wetlands such as Mandrathodu and Elanikkad Moozhi, which had been …
Even as estimates of drought-related crop loss in the district have touched Rs 61 crore, a large number of minor irrigation projects, which are expected to provide solace to beleaguered farmers hit by wilting crops, have fallen by the wayside due to lack of maintenance and depleting water resources. There …
A large group of people living in villages deep inside the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary are set for an occupy stir which will see them forcefully occupy bungalows, buildings and revenue land under the forest department in the district in protest against government delay in implementing the relocation package promised to …
A regional squad of the Revenue Department will conduct intensive checking in various locations of Vadakara taluk following complaints from people’s representatives that illegal mining thrives in the area in the absence of a proper checking mechanism. Most exploited People’s representatives, who raised the complaint in a recent meeting of …
