Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
THRISSUR: Climate change is a reality and seeing nothing, hearing nothing and doing nothing to lessen its impact on life on the earth are no longer an option, said Prof Kadambot Siddique, Director of the University of Western Australia. Addressing students and teachers of the Kerala Agricultural University at Vellanikkara …
THRISSUR: Kerala agricultural University (KAU) Vice-Chancellor Viswambharan on Monday ordered an inquiry by a five-member highlevel expert committee into the alleged death of peacocks near the Cashew research Station of the KAU at Madakkathara, near here. Dean of the College of Veterinary and animal Sciences Dr Nanu will be the …
KOCHI: Kerala Birder, an internet mailing group of birdwatchers in Kerala, together with Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp Limited and Yuhina Eco-Media, a Mumbai-based organisation specialised in natural history and environment-related activities and events, will organise `Bird Race
THRISSUR: District Collector V K Baby inaugurated the formation of Jala Sabhas in Adat grama panchayat in the district. Speaking on the occasion, he said that efforts of the Adat panchayath for water security are laudable and should be a model. Talking to this website's newspaper, Adat grama panchayath president …
A cultural procession held in Thrissur as part of the conclusion of the Central Zone Agriculture Fair on Monday. THRISSUR: Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran said that the government aimed at creating at least 100 organic farming villages in the state by the end of the current financial year. He said …
The study was conducted from November 1998 through October 2003. The Kole wetland is one of the largest and highly productive wetlands and it is one of the most threatened wetland in the state. Etymology of "Kole" refers to the peculiar type of paddy cultivation carried out from December to …
G. Prabhakaran PALAKKAD: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has accused the Tamil Nadu government of trying to avoid the renewal of the inter-State Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement even after its expiry in 1988. The Chief Minister has said he will take up the matter with the Tamil Nadu government. Talking to …
Bamboo sector in Kerala is labour intensive in nature and its employment potential is very high. Value added production, skilled labour and scientific method of production will ensure profit and employment opportunities in the sector. The livelihood security of the MBDs (Marginalised Bamboo Dependents) can be enhanced and improved through …
THRISSUR: Instead of decentralised arrangements for the treatment and processing of waste by Local Self-help Groups in each district, a centralised processing arrangement for a few districts or for each district was mooted by Thrissur District Collector V K Baby. He presented the idea at the meeting of Thrissur Mayor, …
THRISSUR: There is no dearth of examples to substantiate the observations made the other day by Sukumar Azhikode - 'expert opinions are often untrue, farce' - while inaugurating dharna against the proposed Athirappilly hydroelectric project here. An example is the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the project which was carried …
it is believed when invasive species are introduced in an area they inhibit the growth of local plants by producing chemicals. There is another recent theory that suggests that invasives work by changing the kinds of microbes in the soil. This phenomenon has been seen in the Western Ghats where …
the Kerala State Electricity Board is hopeful that the Athirapally Hydro Electric Project in the state's Trissur district will be revived. The Union ministry of Environment and Forests on July 19 cleared the board's proposal to build a 163-mw dam on the Chalakudy river. The clearance has sparked protests from …