Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Baiju K G & Others Vs Dr. V P Joy dated 18/08/2022. The matter related to medical and healthcare facilities available for the Endosulfan affected areas of Kasargod. The counsel representing the victims of Endosulfan (petitioners) submit that there …
A day after the Justice Ramachandran Nair Committee submitted its report on the endosulfan issue, outrage has erupted from various quarters in the state. Demanding that the government reject the report, protests will be organised in the coming days. Activists alleged that implementation of the report will only bring more …
Govt Must Form A Team Of Docs To Advise Tribunal: Report The state-appointed three-member expert committee on endosulfan issue has recommended constitution of a single-member tribunal and relief fund for endosulfan victims in Kasaragod. The expert committee was constituted by the government to recommend the source of funds for endosulfan …
Intercropping in cashew estates mooted for better results Field tests for organic substitutes for endosulfan conducted at Kerala Agricultural University’s Cashew Research Station, Madakkathara, are yielding positive results. “For long, the search for organic alternatives has been on. The health impact of the use of endosulfan in cashew plantations in …
The State government has requested the Indian Council of Medical Research to study the co-relation, if any, between endosulfan and deformity at birth. M. Madan Gopal, Principal Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, told The Hindu that the genetic impact of the pesticide had to be studied to prove …
The case of Dr Savita Halappanavar, who died in Ireland following pregnancy complications, was referred to in the council on Monday during the debate on the ill-effects of endosulfan in the coastal region of Karnataka. Raising the issue, JD(S) floor leader MC Nanaiah alleged the government was stalling the services …
Unscientific disposal of sewage and pesticide residue from farmlands have contributed to organic pollution and chemical contamination of surface and groundwater resources in four river basins across the State, namely Valapattanam in Kannur, Kallada in Kollam, Keecheri-Puzhakkal in Thrissur, and Chandragiri in Kasaragod district. An environmental monitoring programme on water …
MANGALORE: The Endosulfan Virodhi Horatha Samiti, which has decided to hold a protest at Freedom Park in Bangalore on June 7, has postponed its protest. The samiti has decided to wait and watch till July 15 following assurances from health and family welfare minister UT Khader. Samithi president Sridhar Gowda …
Senior district officials led by District Collector P. S. Mohammed Sagir on Friday visited Nanjanpara locality amid reports that barrels of the banned endosulfan pesticide were either buried or drained in the locality. The team inspected the stream where barrels containing the pesticide were suspected to have been concealed or …
Stockholm convention approves non-chemical as well as chemical alternatives The Conference of Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, meeting in Geneva, approved non-chemical as well as chemical alternatives to endosulfan on Thursday. The non-chemical alternatives were proposed in a significant departure from past practice. The evaluation of …
The expert panel constituted by chief minister Oommen Chandy to prepare a report on new scientific norms for the inclusion of remaining Endosulfan affected persons to avail government compensation will begin their work next week. The five-member medical team will have its first meeting at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital on …
Kerala, Karnataka Want Region Free Of Modified Crops Thiruvananthapuram: In contrast to the stand of the Kerala and Karnataka governments, the Union agriculture ministry bats for geneticallymodified (GM) crops in the Western Ghats area in its report submitted to the Kasturirangan committee. Both Kerala and Karnataka have already called for …
The Endosulfan Peedhitha Janakeeya Munnani (EPJM) will convene a ‘Jagratha’ (Vigil) convention here on Friday to urge the authorities concerned to implement the promised package in a time-bound manner to the affected families of endosulfan victims.. The meeting will be inaugurated by poet and green activist Sugatha Kumari at the …
The Endosulfan Victims Relief and Remediation Cell has been functioning effectively in Kasaragod district, an affidavit filed by the State government in the Kerala High Court said. The affidavit was filed in response to a petition seeking a directive to the government to take follow-up actions on the welfare and …
The work of the Rs.200 crore worth projects funded by the National Bank for Rural Development (NABARD) aimed at infrastructure development in the endosuflan-affected localities in the district will be inaugurated at Bovikkanam near here on April 5. The function would be inaugurated by Social Welfare Minister M.K. Muneer and …
Panchayat-level monitoring cell to be floated Having received clear cut assurances from the State government on majority of issues pertaining to the complex relief and rehabilitation package, the Endosulfan Peedhitha Janakeeya Munnani (EPJM) is now trying to evolve a mechanism to ensure that the authorities implemented the decisions in a …
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 …
Endosulfan Peedhitha Janakeeya Munnani has announced that it will go ahead with its agitation following failure of talks held with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Thursday. The Munnani convenor Ambalathara Kunhikrishnan told The Hindu that the Chief Minister had conceded hardly any of their demands. Regarding conduct of another …
Formal discussion on Monday As the indefinite hunger strike seeking swift and comprehensive rehabilitation of endosulfan victims in the district entered 31st day on Wednesday, a five-member delegation of agitating activists will hold preliminary talks with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday ahead of the formal talks scheduled …
Environmentalists in the city have urged the state government to take immediate steps to save the life of Mohan Kumar who is on a hunger strike at the High Court Junction demanding a comprehensive compensation package for victims of endosulfan in Kasargod district. Inaugurating a protest meeting at the High …
Hunger strike protest completes a month As the hunger strike for the cause of endosulfan victims in the district completed a month here on Monday, people formed a human wall to protest against the alleged laxity of the State government in rehabilitating the affected population. Inaugurating the protest, Ambalathara Muneesa, …
