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 …
Discussions on to set up pyrolysis plant The Corporation, still in the dark about how to dispose of the organic waste generated in the city with the Vilappilsala plant remaining closed, has some hope on the plastic waste disposal front. The civic body has arrived at an understanding with the …
Hoteliers in the state have taken a strong exception to the five conditions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, including the restriction on the chefs from wearing ornaments, as they are “not practical and feasible to the functioning of low and medium level hotels”. The State Food Safety Commissioner …
Finance Minister K. M. Mani told the Assembly on Tuesday that law allowing conversion of five per cent of plantations for cultivation of other crops and tourism would be implemented carefully. “None would be allowed to misuse the law,” the Minister said while replying to the debate on the supplementary …
Food Safety officials continued raids of hotels in cities and towns across Kerala State on the second day on Wednesday for detection of low quality food items. Altogether 11 hotels were ordered to be closed and 150 hotels were served notices seeking improvement in quality and standards. The raids covered …
Passengers on long-haul trains will soon be saved from the stink from the coach toilets with Railways kicking off a green initiative in the State on Thursday to introduce “odourless” and hygienic bio-toilets aboard. Train no. 16316/16315 Kochuveli-Bangalore Express has become the first train from the State and in Southern …
Fisheries expert and marine scientist Sanjeeva Ghosh has demanded core changes to the project report for the proposed seaport at Vizhinjam, warning that the construction activities for the port would impact on the marine ecosystem and the livelihood of the fishing community and pose a serious setback to beach tourism. …
Minister for Rural Development and Culture K.C. Joseph told the Assembly on Monday that the dairy sector was witnessing qualitative change after the present government came to power. Replying to the debate on the demands for grants for Dairy and Community Development, the Minister said the milk production had gone …
The environmental movement is based on the idea that people do not want something bad in their vicinity: not in my backyard, or Nimby The environmental movement is based on the idea that people do not want something bad in their vicinity: not in my backyard, or Nimby. This concept …
The High Court, on Wednesday, asked the State government to consider the option of permitting private agencies in the management of municipal solid waste in the State. A Division Bench consisting of Acting Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A.M. Shaffique made the observation while considering the Vilappilsala waste treatment …
People who face the threat of land acquisition are already up in arms as the survey for the high speed railway corridor from Thiruvananthapuram to Mangalore is progressing in Thrissur district. The project has invited the wrath of people in the survey period itself as there are complaints that the …
Faced with the challenge of finding a solution to the worsening waste management crisis across the State, the State government has initiated steps to establish integrated municipal solid waste treatment plants in five more urban local bodies in the State. Suchitwa Mission, the government’s nodal agency for implementation of public …
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said in order to accelerate the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, the Centre had gone in for a total revamp of the programme. Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that the country would take at least 10 years to achieve the Nirmal Bharath status, …
A rare tree rediscovered from Kerala 14 years ago is still categorised as Extinct on the Red List of International Union for Conservation of Nature. The latest version of the list released early this week has described Cynometra beddomeii , “a large tree, which has only ever been recorded from …
The Suchitwa Mission, which is coordinating the activities of solid waste management in the State, is planning to launch a programme for compressing waste material into bales and packing it so as to process it later. The initiative is being undertaken in the wake of the delay in executing its …
Thiruvananthapuram: Australia is in the process of streamlining environmental clearances to projects in the mining sector, says Mr Peter Varghese, High Commissioner to India. “We want to maintain very high environmental standards. But we also want that process to be very efficient and responsive to investor requirements. BALANCING OUT “So …
The Chief Minister blames the Corporation for "serious default", especially in implementing scheme for decentralised waste management The row between the government and the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation over solid waste management intensified on Wednesday with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy blaming the Corporation for “serious default”, especially in implementing scheme for decentralised …
There have been 385 deaths of newborns at the SAT hospital here within a year ending April 2012, a preliminary report on infection-related deaths at the hospital submitted by the Principal Secretary, Health, to the government, has stated. According to a press note issued here on Sunday, there were 10,480 …
Two pieces of coconut shell. Now on, students of Karthika Thirunal Government Vocational and Higher Secondary School in the city have promised themselves to pack this ‘out of school' item in their school bags. An otherwise useless material at home, these coconut shells would soon go straight into their school's …
The government has accorded sanction for the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) necessary for setting up a fishing harbour at Valiathura in the city, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Wednesday. He was speaking after inaugurating the model ‘Matsyagramam' scheme designed for the holistic development of the fisheries sector at …
Rains hit Kerala; Met to decide on official declaration in 24 hrs Evenas rains have started along the west coast of Kerala, India Meteorological Department (IMD) will still take at least 24 hours for the official declaration of monsoon. “Rains have started at the 14 designated stations in Kerala, which …
