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 …
Five new cases of Influenza A (H1N1) were confirmed in the district on Tuesday, taking the total case load this year in Thiruvananthapuram to 17. The first H1N1 death in the State this season was reported from the district on Saturday, when a 35-year-old man from Ponmudi died at the …
Thiruvananthapuram: The Union government has sanctioned an additional Rs.10.45 crore for improving water supply in the capital city under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). In a letter to Shashi Tharoor, MP, Union Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath said that he had approved the release of the …
Part of implementing an environment-friendly buildings project PWD rates to be linked to wholesale price index Department to have quality management system THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Public Works Minister V.K. Ibrahim Kunju has said the Public Works Department (PWD) will draw up a construction policy as part of implementing an environment-friendly green buildings …
Health panel meet to discuss the scheme. Meet to find ways to ease pressure on garbage plant. Domestic treatment of solid waste to be promoted Thiruvananthapuram: The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation is launching a campaign to clean up public places in the city, streamline solid waste management, and improve the functioning of …
KOCHI: Kerala's initiative, to become the first to fully implement the Bacchat Lamp Yojana (BLY) in the country, has been recognized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC approved the implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism Programme carried out by the Kerala State Electricity Board …
Thiruvananthapuram: A public comfort station invariably conjures up images of grimy walls, damaged cisterns, soiled toilet seats, and shabbily dressed cleaners spitting pan juice all over the floor. Now replace all that with swanky exteriors, gleaming metal walls, an automatic flushing and cleaning system, and a remote-controlled operating mechanism. Too …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On Wednesday began an awaited five-day sabbatical for ISRO units in the city courtesy the election, a national holiday, a festival and the weekend, but space scientists here nonetheless are keeping their fingers crossed for the PSLV C-16 launch planned for next week. The PSLV C-16 mission is slated …
Project will cause serious environmental damage: forum Memorandum submitted to Jairam Ramesh Land already acquired without EIA, alleges forum Thiruvananthapuram: The Watchdog Committee on Climate Change, a people's forum for conducting studies on climate change and ecological issues related to livelihood and protection of the environment, has urged the Ministry …
KOCHI: Raging wildfires have destroyed large tracts of forests and grasslands in Kerala. According to available information, over 200 hectares of forest area have been destroyed since January and it is mostly grasslands that are lost to the flames. The State Forest Department has raised concern over the rising incidents …
Thiruvananthapuram: The Shanghumughom beach, one of the most favoured weekend destinations of city dwellers, is increasingly getting littered. Shards of glass from broken bottles, plastic refuse, discarded fruit-juice packets, food leftovers and waste from mobile eateries seem to have usurped the joy of walking barefoot on the sands. The urban …
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 …
Thiruvananthapuram: Indiscriminate sand-mining poses a serious threat to the conservation and management of the Sasthamcotta freshwater lake in Kollam and the Vellayani lake in Thiruvananthapuram, says a study by the Centre for Earth Science Studies here. The study report, presented at the ongoing Kerala Science Congress, has revealed that indiscriminate …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Large-scale deforestation and the disturbances caused by poachers and illicit liquor-brewers could be forcing king cobras to migrate from their natural habitat in bamboo-rich dense evergreen forests to villages nearby. A study conducted by the researchers of the Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, and the Reptile Study Group, …
It is around 8.30 a.m. The sun is up, but there is still some nip in the air as the breeze from the lake wafts landward. The glistening pitch-dark water is a ravishing sight. But the idyllic dream sequence ends there. For, closer shore are the tops of coconut palms …
Thiruvananthapuram: The State Women's Commission's proposal to the State government to consider framing laws for making pre-marital HIV testing compulsory has drawn flak from various quarters for being
ALAPPUZHA: After making husbands run carrying their wives at the Shankumugham Beach Thiruvananthapuram, Ecorun India is organising another run, this time a 50 km marathon from Alappuzha to Kottayam, demanding a ban on pesticides. Titled Ecorun Ultra Marathon, the event will be from Mullackal in Alappuzha to Thirunnakkara in Kottayam …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Mayor K. Chandrika will convene a meeting of contractors, coastal wards' councillors and Kerala Water Authority (KWA) officials early next month in a bid to expedite work on the Muttathara Sewage Treatment Plant project. The Rs.80-crore Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), being jointly set up by the city Corporation and …
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: KTDC chairman Cherian Philip said that steps were taken to ensure long-term conservation of Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. Modern facilities will be introduced without harming the habitat of rare birds, he said. Tourism Minister will open the Rs 1-cr-scheme to renovate the sanctuary, he said.
