The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The State government on Wednesday informed the Kerala High Court that the Kasaragod District Collector had already initiated steps for identifying the real victims of endosulfan and excluding the ineligible persons included on the list of beneficiaries of a compensation scheme meant for the victims. The government said it had …
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking central assistance for providing compensation to endosulfan victims. Vijayan has demanded that the Centre should bear 50% of cost as the order for compensation was issued by national human rights commission. As per the decision taken by …
Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis said on Thursday that the district administration had identified five acres of land at Senapura village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district for setting up a Permanent Rehabilitation Centre for those affected by endosulfan. She was chairing a meeting of the District Endosulfan Affected Persons …
The schools, all in Dakshina Kannada district, are set to get rooftop solar units, each with a capacity of 3kW Five government and aided schools in each of the eight Assembly segments of Dakshina Kannada district are set to become self-sufficient as far as electricity is concerned, and may even …
Samithy to hold talks with Chief Minister While getting ready for another round of parleys with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday, the endosulfan victims of Kasaragod, who have been on a relentless battle to win their legitimate rights, are expecting a palpable government action to redress their woes. Scores …
Victims of Endosulfan pesticide and their family members on Tuesday staged a protest in front of the State secretariat here demanding immediate disbursal of compensation to them. Women and small children were among those who participated in the protest inaugurated by opposition leader V.S. Achuthanandan. The organisers said the Kerala …
Notwithstanding the efforts by the district endosulfan relief enforcement committee to sort out issues, the victims from Dakshina Kannada will go ahead with their protest in Bengaluru on Wednesday against delay in payment of monthly stipend from the government. The protest would be staged at the Freedom Park. Earlier, the …
Chief minister Oommen Chandy has announced that the state government would start a housing project for the endosulfan affected people in Kasaragod district and also a rehabilitation village would be set up for the affected people. Inaugurating the mass contact programme in the district on Thursday, he said the 100 …
Plan hunger stir during the budget session The Endosulfan Peeditha Munnani (EPM) has decided to stage a hunger strike in front of the State Assembly during its upcoming budget session demanding fulfilment of assurances given to the victims in the past. The decision to launch the stir was taken following …
304 litres of pesticide stored in drums near Mannarkkad The State government has begun efforts to detoxify 304 litres of endosulfan stored in heavy-duty polythene drums imported from Japan at Thathemangalam, near Mannarkkad. It was two weeks ago that the banned pesticide kept in corroded barrels at a Plantation Corporation …
MANGALORE: Amicus curiae Vaishali Hegde who had visited Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts a couple of days back to oversee the relief and rehabilitation of endosulfan victims has observed that pension disbursement to victims' was not satisfactory. Udupi Human Rights Foundation president Ravindranath Shanbhag, a member of the committee headed …
The State government on Wednesday informed the Kerala High Court that it had been decided to set up a well-equipped rehabilitation village for endosulfan victims in Kasaragod. The village would have facilities for providing continuous treatment and vocational training to the victims. In a statement, the government said that at …
As many as 750 victims of endosulfan spraying have suffered more than 50 per cent disability, according to a report of the State government. The report, submitted to the High Court of Karnataka on Monday, states that 410 people have suffered 25 to 50 per cent disability while 226 have …
In protest against the government failure to honour the assurances it had given to the endosulfan victims, the public forum for endosulfan-affected would launch an indefinite hunger strike in front of the secretariat here on June 23. According to forum president T Sobha and secretary Ambalathara Krishnan, the state government …
Endosulfan victims will launch an indefinite fast in front of the Secretariat on June 23 to protest against the government’s failure to keep the promises given to them. Endosulfan Victims Front president T. Sobhana and secretary Amabalathara Krishnan said on Wednesday that the government had not kept its word to …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the Assembly that all deserving will be included in the list of endosulfan victims, in the wake of reports that all victims have not been fully included in the list. ‘’The govt is very serious with respect to welfare of endosulfan victims. Now only people …
Directs State To Inform Court About The Steps Being Taken The Kerala high court on Thursday criticized the state government for delaying implementation of compensation and rehabilitation package for endosulfan victims in the state. During the hearing of a case questioning the delay, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Manjula …
Affected to get Rs 1,500 and Rs 3,000 a month based on their disability The High Court on Monday passed an interim order directing the State government to pay a monthly stipend to the identified 6,140 victims affected by the insecticide endosulfan in three districts – Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and …
Observing that measures taken by the State government are insufficient to help the victims of endosulfan in three coastal districts, the Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the government to pay an interim stipend of Rs.1,500 per month for each of those who suffered disability of 25-60 per cent and …
An indefinite sit-in protest by over 50 endosulfan vicitms from Kasaragod, outside Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s official residence, demanding adequate treatment and compensation, entered the second day on Monday. Though there was an assurance from the government that the Chief Minister would speak to the protesters at 12 noon on …
