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 …
Report filed by the Environmental Engineer, Kerala State Pollution Control Board, District Office, Thrissur in Application No. 20 of 2016 (Southern Zone). The matter related to pollution of groundwater due to the operation of electroplating units, Edakkunni, Thrissur district, Kerala. The Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) informed …
Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of Elko Properties And Developers Private Limited Vs The District Geologist, Department of Mining And Geology, Thrissur District & Others dated 04/04/2018 regarding refusal on the part of Department of Mining and Geology to accept the application of the Elko …
Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of Udayakumar P. K. Vs Puthur Grama Panchayat & Others dated 15/02/2018 regarding pollution caused by industries engaged in the business of powder coating on aluminium products and anodizing and colouring of aluminium products respectively, Thrissur, Kerala. Kerala High Court …
A study on the physiology of root parasitism in sandal (Santalum album L.) was conducted by comparing a six-year-old sandal grown alone and along with a host (Casuarina equisetifolia). Although maximum haustorial connections were observed when grown along with the host, sandal formed haustorial connections with plants including grass up …
Renowned environmentalist Sunita Narain today flayed the CPI(M)-led LDF government's decision to implement a hydro-power project at ecologically fragile Athirappilly in Thrissur district of Kerala. "I will not only say it is ecologically bad, but I think, economically also it is a very stupid project," she told reporters here. Narain, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of NGI Action Council Vs Nitta Gelatin Inc. & Others dated 27/02/2017 regarding pollution caused by the industry Nitta Gelatin India Ltd. It is contended that the industry releases everyday 25.08 tonnes of chlorides and 43.89 tonnes of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Thressiamma Mathew Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 27/02/2017 regarding pollution of Chalakudy river by Nitta Gelatin India Limited, Thrissur District, Kerala. Some of the directions issued by NGT are the following: 1. To install separate …
Rs.76-crore river revival mission of Rural Development Department remains on paper The all-time high coliform count recorded in the once mighty Bharathapuzha, which continues to remain a major drinking water source for Palakkad, Malappuram, and Thrissur districts, has evoked widespread concern. Already facing an imminent death largely because of massive …
A survey of the kole wetlands in Thrissur and Malappuram districts found a decline in the number of birds. The survey conducted as part of the Green Partnership Programme for the year 2016, and also as part of the Asian Waterbird Count 2016, found a total of 31,788 birds at …
Order of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of Elikutty vs The District Geologist dated 05/12/2015 regarding quarrying permit for extraction of ordinary earth in connection with the construction of residential buildings including flats or commercial buildings having a plinth area of 300 square metres.
The Kerala High Court today made it clear that the controversial 163 MW Athirapally hydel project, proposed in Thrissur district, cannot go ahead without environmental clearance from the central government. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ashok Bhushan and A M Shaffique issued the direction on a batch of petitions …
Following the allegation that the Karivannur drinking water project is unnecessary and not feasible when there is sufficient water in Peechi reservoir, the Corporation has decided to appoint an expert committee to review the project. According to Mayor Rajan Pallan, a committee with expert members from water authority will study …
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is set to install solar plants with power output of 1.35 MW on the rooftops of its power substations and other offices across the state. Lanco Solar Energy Private Limited has won the price bid for the project. The plan is to install solar …
Report By SSA Unit Contradicts Figures Provided By CM Chief minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday put the number of government schools without toilet facilities at 196 but a report from the state unit of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan project says at least 219 government lower primary and upper primary schools in …
Number Of Women With AIDS Has Fallen In Ernakulam Though the total number of HIV cases has come down in Ernakulam district from 116 cases in 2012 to 101 in 2013, the number of men with HIV has increased. While the district had 83 men living with HIV in 2013, …
If you have spotted a modest looking white specked brown bird with a long beak in your neighbourhood marsh, chances are that they may have come a really long way to meet you. Traversing over 7,000 kilometres these tiny Eurasian birds called wood sandpipers usually migrate from the highlands in …
Five districts in Kerala will be included in a monitoring and epidemiological assessment conducted as part of the World Health Organisaton (WHO)'s global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. The study is being conducted in Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kollam and Thrissur districts. The study is aimed to check the efficacy of …
CAG has questioned the need for Aranmula airport in Kerala and has recommended an in-depth study on environmental impact of the project on this ecologically-sensitive region based on reports submitted by the legislature committee on environment, Kerala State Biodiversity Board and the Expert Appraisal committee of Airport Authority of India …
Family, neighbours of flu victim under observation The situation arising out of widespread cases of fever in the district continues to be grim with a 4-year-old girl dying of fever on Sunday night. Angel, daughter of Kandathil Veetil Lithosh of Thekkumkara panchayat near Wadakkanchery, died at the Thrissur Medical College. …
Engineering team preparing detailed action plan based on report The Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) in Kathikkudam, which has been in the eye of a storm over the pollution of Chalakkudy river, is contemplating steps to implement the recommendations by the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to improve the …
