Kozhikode (D)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

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 …

Kerala to get 1st exclusive healthcare malls in India

Such malls you'll find only in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, the United States and Europe, not in India." Kerala will soon become the first state in the country to have three malls dedicated exclusively to healthcare. The health mall is the brainchild of the BCG Group CEO, Ms Rekha …

Kallayi river degraded by toxic waste

KOZHIKODE: The legendary Kallayi River that symbolised the civilization of Kozhikode is dying a slow death. Infestation of weeds, discharge of untreated effluent into the river, dumping of hospital waste, unprotected embankment and untreated waste from septic tanks are hastening its degeneration. A major worry is the encroachment of the …

Vanaparvam: a fillip to eco-tourism initiatives

Biodiversity park starts functioning at Kakkavayal Kozhikode: With its exquisite collection of rare plant species, on 111.4 hectares, the Vanaparvam biodiversity park, which started functioning at Kakkavayal here on Thursday, is expected to give an impetus to eco-tourism initiatives in the district. The setting of the park will attract casual …

Human chain formed against plastic waste

THOUSANDS joined hands to form a human chain from Poozhithala to Vaidyarangadi to create awareness against plastic waste as part of the Mass Action for Plasticwastefree (Map) Kozhikode on Wednesday. Politicians, teachers, environmental activists and students came together to form the 82kilometrelong human chain to proclaim their solidarity to fight …

Endosulfan: delegation to study damage

Kozhikode: A regional office of the Kerala State Handicapped Persons' Welfare Corporation will be opened in the city soon, Uzhavoor Vijayan, chairman of the Corporation, has said. At a press conference here on Friday, he said for the welfare of Endosulfan victims, the Corporation would send a three-member delegation to …

Campaign against Endosulfan

Kozhikode: The Kerala Catholic Youth Movement (KCYM), Thamarassery diocese, will organise a mass painting and signature campaign in the district on Tuesday to mobilise public support for a speedy ban on Endosulfan. Artists, youth organisation members, priests, nuns and students from various parts of the district will attend the programme, …

Meet to discuss climate change impact on crops

Kozhikode: A national symposium on various aspects of climate change and its impact on the diseases of agricultural crops will begin at the Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) here from October 22. The two-day meet on

Preserving heritage of elephants through papers

K M Sree KOZHIKODE: Even before the Government declared elephant as the national heritage animal, Jithinam Radhakrishnan, a 52yearold man in Kozhikode district had started collecting news paper cuttings on elephants. With his 25 years of experience in collecting antique objects, newspaper cuttings and other items, Radhakrishnan has not less …

Conservation of water bodies in Vision 2020

Plan prepared by district panchayat Inputs from an expert seminar held in June Kozhikode: The significance of protecting ponds and lakes, man-made or natural, and to make use of them for irrigation and drinking water purposes have been emphasised in the development guideline

Ban on plastic materials during poll campaign

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Election Commission has shown a red signal to the use of plastic and polythene during the election campaign in the upcoming local body elections. The Commission made a plea to the political parties to abstain from using campaign materials that are not eco-friendly. The District Collectors have …

Swine flu: 15 positive cases in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With swine flu infections recurring in Kerala, the state authorities today put the number of positive cases at 15 even as they stepped up preventive and awareness campaign across the districts. While 15 patients were under hospital quarantine, another 47 persons were underoing treatment at their homes, a press …

Isotopic characterization of dual monsoon precipitation evidence from Kerala, India

The stable isotopes oxygen-18, deuterium and the radioactive isotope tritium of the precipitation samples collected from Kozhikode, Kerala were analysed from 2005 to 2007 for the isotopic characterization of the rainfall derived from two monsoons in the region.

Environmentalist Neelakantan attacked

KOZHIKODE: Noted environmental activist P R Neelakantan was injured when he was attacked allegedly by group of CPI (M) supporters at a public meeting in nearby Perambra, about 40km from here, today, police said. Neelakantan, who has been highly critical of ruling CPI-M on various issues through the media in …

On 25 km, Kerala govt takes a road less travelled

THIRUVANANTHAPURA: Eyebrows are raised as a govt against widening of national highways presses for 4-laning of a stretch that requires displacement SHAJU PHILIP AT A time when the Left Democratic Front government in Kerala has pleaded with the Centre to allow the state to live with narrow national highways, its …

Delhi best city to live in, glitzy NCR is no match

New Delhi: Despite all its problems, Delhi offers the best quality of life to its residents among all cities in the country, according to a

'Turtle people release 800 hatchlings to sea

Endangered Olive Ridley turtles are not orphans at Kolavippalam beach in Kozhikode district, Kerala. A group of dedicated people make sure that eggs laid by the visitors from the sea are not taken away by humans or animals for food. They guard them till they hatch and when the hatchlings …

Rare beetle species found in Devagiri

Reema Narendran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A team of scientists from St Joseph

KSEB proposes hydel project under CDM

Rs 58-cr project expected to reduce emission. Mony K. Mathew Kozhikode, Oct.20 The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has come up with a proposal to set up a small hydro-electric project under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) scheme of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The project, …

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