Thiruvananthapuram (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 …

Govt gets tough on hygiene norms

Cases Registered Against 33; Show-Cause Notices Served To Over 2000 The state health department has served show cause notices to 2,333 people, as well as registered 33 cases against those who have been violating the basic hygiene norms in their surroundings, paving way for spread of diseases. State minister of …

River restoration project on the cards

Polluted by raw sewage and solid waste and effluents from hospitals and industries located along the banks, the Karamana river flowing through the capital city has been reduced to a carrier of filth and disease, reviled as an environmental and public health menace. In a bid to restore the ravaged …

Granite miners violate licence conditions

Licensed granite miners have extracted more of the scarce natural resource than they should from the government sanctioned quarries in Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts in Kerala, according to the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) investigators. The massive fraud, which has caused irreversible environmental damage in vast swathes of hilly land …

City slums present a grim picture

The results of an ongoing survey of slums within the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation — which is almost complete — reveals high figures of unemployment, alcoholism, and drinking water shortage, highlighting the need for inclusive development, as promised by the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY), a ‘slum-free India’ programme by the Union government. …

As monsoon fast approaches, citizens jittery over waste disposal plans

Civic body does not have a prompt action plan, say residents The mnsoon, for the people of the city, is no more a time to rejoice but to fret and fear. Their worries about what the season has in store are heaping up much like the waste that is getting …

KSIDC to become first PSU to run fully on solar energy

The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) is set to become the first Public Sector Unit (PSU) in the state to function fully on solar energy. It has begun to harness solar power by installing an offgrid solar photo voltaic (SPV) system. At the installation of SPV system at the …

River ecosystem a fine kettle of fish

Difference In Water Levels Affects Migration Of Fish To Inland Water Bodies Malappuram: A detailed study conducted in rivers in the state reveals that the alteration in natural flow of rivers is obstructing the connectivity in river-related ecosystems, besides affecting the breeding and feeding movement of fishes. The study — …

Rise in Dengue cases in Thiruvananthapuram

Dengue has reached an explosive situation in the capital even before the monsoon has set in, with 750 cases reported in the district this year, till date. The health authorities are concerned about the fact that unlike in the previous years, the mortality rate of dengue seems to be much …

Heat, sewage pollution caused fish kill

Preliminary study by varsity department points to dip in oxygen level in the Karamana The mass mortality of fish reported from the stretch of the Karamana, near the Thiruvallam and Pallathukadavu ghats last week, could have been caused by the unusual rise in water temperature, reduction in flow and a …

ICLEI to prepare DPR for solar city project

Kochi: Kochi corporation has decided to appoint International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for executing the solar city project. The local body has informed that it will hold preliminary discussions with ICLEI representatives in a month. The aim of the project is …

Karamana turns river of poison

Fishes found dead at the Thiruvallam stretch of the river After children, the next victims of the polluted waters of the Karamana river at Thiruvallam are the fishes in the river, several hundreds of which have been found floating dead since Wednesday. Barely three weeks after 20 children from the …

Solar power to run level-crossing gates

Solar power will be used to ensure uninterrupted power supply to 384 level crossing gates in Thiruvananthapuram railway division as part of the Railway’s energy conservation measures. The first solar powered level crossing gate at Neyattinkara in the Thiruvananthapuram-Kanyakumari section has already started functioning. This comes close on the heels …

Railway gate signals to run on solar power

On a green path, the Thiruvananthapuram railway division authorities are close to running its 384 level crossing gates on solar power. The first solar-powered level crossing will be functional this month itself, said sources. During the presentation of Railway Budget 2013-14, railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal had announced the railways' …

A polluted river opens the floodgates to health issues

18 children get leptospirosis after bathing in the Karamana Signs of a decadent system become evident when a river, closely linked to the growth of not just nature, but music, culture, sports and livelihood of an entire city, suddenly has a signboard asking people to keep away from her. The …

Tech help from plan panel for waste-energy projects

Discrepancies In Chalai Project Prompts Govt Decision The apparent failure of Suchitwa Mission and the transaction advisor in warding off discrepancies from the proposed gasification plant at Chalai has now prompted the state government to seek the technical expertise and guidance of planning commission in implementing similar projects in future. …

Rs.14.48 crore for drought relief in district

Chandy lays stress on rainwater harvesting Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has directed officials to ensure that rainwater harvesting pits are made compulsory for all new constructions in the capital district, apart from initiating digging of rain pits under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Addressing a drought …

Pollution control board's Vilappilsala report framed under political pressure: Corporation

Three days after the high-court appointed pollution control board (PCB) team filed a report citing serious omissions on the part of city corporation in terms of waste management at Vilappilsala factory, the civic body has decided to file a counter petition pointing out lapses made by the PCB. In the …

Endosulfan issue will be resolved: Chandy

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has expressed confidence that the outstanding issues related to the endosulfan-afflicted persons will be resolved at a high-level meeting convened in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. He was speaking to mediapersons who met him at Puthuppally on Sunday. The Chief Minister called for speedy conclusion of the legal …

Chalai plant: State overruled panel findings

Expert Committee Never Suggested Gasification Plant For Municipal Waste Treatment Thiruvananthapuram: The government awarded the contract to set up modular wastetreatment plant at Chalai at a cost of Rs 60 crores to Loro Enviropower by overruling the recommendations of the expert committee headed by RVG Menon Two weeks after TOI …

Participatory fish census at Vellayani lake

The Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries (University of Kerala) and Agency for Development of Aqua Culture, Kerala, have identified the use of small mesh encircling nets as one of the biggest threats to the biodiversity of Vellayani lake, the second largest fresh water body in the State. A participatory …

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