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 …
As many as 149 species of birds were spotted from seven sites by 78 birders at the seventh Kerala Bird Race held in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. The annual event was held from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. in wetlands, forests, and villages in and around Thiruvananthapuram. The total count (149) …
Cabinet to take a decision on proposal soon Five special purpose vehicles (SPVs) will be floated to operate and manage 400 low-floor buses to be procured under the extended Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme for 12 districts in the State. The proposal to float them is before …
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday referred to the National Green Tribunal Bench in Chennai a public interest litigation against the operation of the solid waste treatment plant at Vilappil in Thiruvananthapuram. The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A.M. Saffique, issued the order …
The first phase of ‘My City’, an integrated solid waste management project conceived and executed by HLL Lifecare at Kowdiar here, has been launched. The corporate social responsibility project is being implemented in partnership with the City Corporation and the Foundation for Restoration of National Values headed by E. Sreedharan. …
Kerala has been asked to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for operating and managing the buses procured by the State with assistance of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Setting up the SPV is the main condition put forward to the Local Self-Government Department by the …
The 4,000-page report was the last stage in the effort to secure environmental clearance for the project The Kerala government has submitted a revised report of environmental impact assessment study for the proposed Rs 4,000-crore international seaport project at Vizhinjam to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. The 4,000-page …
Nearly a quarter of the population of men aged 15-24 years in rural areas of Thiruvananthapuram are smokers. While 21.1% of young men are regular smokers, 22.2% of the men in the age group of 55-64 gravitated towards smokeless tobacco products over the past seven years, says a study. The …
Will Provide Info On Market-Based Demand, Nutrition Needs Of Vegetables The state agriculture department is all set to launch a GPS-based service for providing polyhouse farmers accurate information on market-based demand and nutrition needs for vegetables cultivated inside the translucent tents. In polyhouse farming, vegetables are cultivated in a controlled …
The pollution control board has received 45 complaints raising serious concerns against the proposed Vizhinjam port, like impact or changes in shoreline at Vizhinjam, loss of tourism revenue, rehabilitation of fishermen and loss of livelihood. An analysis of 200-odd complaints made by citizens and various non-governmental organisations at the public …
Document To Be Submitted To Ministry By Month-End The Vizhinjam port authorities will submit an addendum to environment impact assessment (EIA) report of the proposed port. It will address the technical and environmental concerns like impact on shoreline at Vizhinjam and Kovalam. A port official said the final report would …
While the debate on who should manage the garbage crisis is still on between the Corporation and the State government, the city residents are struggling to find alternative ways for waste disposal. K. Valsala, member of the cleaning staff at the State Bank of India, Palayam, has to bundle up …
The National Institute of Virology's unit in Kerala has detected and confirmed through full genome sequencing the evidence of a new strain of West Nile Virus (WNV) and its association with human cases in India. The virus, transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes, can cause a fatal …
This report is prepared in regards to the proposal of developing a major port located at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram district; which is already a declared minor port under GoK. This is a Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (CEIA) report prepared for the proposed Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport herein after referred …
The state has decided to conduct a research to find out whether any genetic changes have occurred to the dengue virus found in the state. For this the state health department has reached an agreement with the national virology institute in Pune, said health minister V S Sivakumar. Meanwhile, the …
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 health department is seeking funding from the World Bank for executing projects, especially its ambitious e-health project. The move comes in the backdrop of the Centre expressing its limitations in funding them. A team of World Bank representatives in India has been camping in the state capital for a …
Thiruvananthapuram: The health department is seeking funding from the World Bank for executing projects, especially its ambitious e-health project. The move comes in the backdrop of the Centre expressing its limitations in funding them. A team of World Bank representatives in India has been camping in the state capital for …
The Latin Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram, which has deep rooted influence over the fishing community along the coastal stretch of the district, has expressed its reservations over the multi-purpose deepwater port proposed to be built at Vizhinjam, near here. “We have serious doubts about the manner in which the Environmental Impact …
As the draft report on the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Vizhinjam port project faces a public hearing on Saturday, environmentalists are not happy with the manner in which the report has projected the impact of the port on Vizhinjam. In fact, non-governmental organisation Coastal Watch has gone to the …
A tiny black bug had caused much grief to banana farmers in the State but a successful trial has kindled hope that cultivation can be carried out without fear of pests or of the cost or side-effects of hazardous chemical pesticides. Named ‘Nanma’ by researchers at the Central Tuber Crops …
