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 Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) proposes to set up a solar energy power plant in Palakkad district. According to an official press release, the proposed plant will receive financial assistance from the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy under a demonstration programme on
PALAKKAD: As the Bharathapuzha and its tributaries go dry with each passing day, the problem of drinking water turns from bad to worse. In areas like Shoranur, Chittur, Kozhinjampara and Walayar, tanker lorries were distributing water to the people. The water authority was releasing water only once in three days …
PALAKKAD: Shortage of drinking water has been on the rise in many parts of the district due to the rise in temperatures and the fall in water levels in the various dams and rivers. Moreover, since the model code of conduct was in force the implementation of the drinking water …
PALAKKAD: The Bt cotton is being widely cultivated in the Attappadi area and initial estimates point out that it is spread over 500 acres. These facts were revealed in a study conducted by the Wild Life Protection Society of India, New Delhi, and Thanal, an organisation based in Thiruvananthapuram. Two …
PALAKKAD: The Government and the agricultural universities should strive to provide farmers more technical expertise and inputs so that productivity could be increased, said Vice- Chancellor of the Kerala Agricultural University K R Viswambharan. He was speaking at the agricultural seminar organised as part of the centenary celebration of the …
PALAKKAD: The state government would complete the acquisition process of the land required for the coach factory in Kanjikode on a fast-track basis so that the work could begin by the end of this year, according to Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan. He was speaking after performing the state-level inauguration …
A cultural procession held in Thrissur as part of the conclusion of the Central Zone Agriculture Fair on Monday. THRISSUR: Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran said that the government aimed at creating at least 100 organic farming villages in the state by the end of the current financial year. He said …
PALAKKAD: The Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Limited has in a statement said that the allegations of excessive usage of groundwater by the company is baseless. This has been substantiated by studies conducted by all expert bodies, it added. In an official statement by the company, it said that the plant at …
C. Gouridasan Nair THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government is planning to amend the Kerala Groundwater Act 2002 to put curbs on indiscriminate use of groundwater. According to highly placed sources, the expert committee constituted to study and report on the changes necessary in the Kerala Groundwater Act is expected to submit its …
The harvesting of organic paddy cultivated by the Vadakkencherry Padashekhara Samithi was performed here on Thursday. The Vadakkencherry Padashekhara Samithi consisting of 40 farmers had grown paddy in a 75 acre area. This was the second harvest festival being held here. Last year organic paddy cultivation was experimented in the …
G. Prabhakaran PALAKKAD: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has accused the Tamil Nadu government of trying to avoid the renewal of the inter-State Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement even after its expiry in 1988. The Chief Minister has said he will take up the matter with the Tamil Nadu government. Talking to …
PALAKKAD: The grama panchayats should prepare plans for the development of watersheds in their respective areas and seek approval if they want it to be implemented under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), according to District Collector K S Sreenivas. Each watershed area should be considered as a unit …
PALAKKAD: The technical advisory committee of the Central Water Commission has approved a Rs 30 crore scheme for the extension and modernisation of the Kanhirapuzha irrigation canal. The project had been included under the Prime Ministers' agriculture package for drought-hit areas. The State Government has also accorded the financial concurrence …
