KOCHI: A recent study has revealed that Kochi city has 4,106 public taps as against the 5,000 plus projected by some government agencies.

The number of public taps was estimated in a tap census undertaken by RAJAGIRI outreach for the Kochi Corporation.

Most conflicts take place on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border
Shortage of prey in the forests is one factor
Cattle rearing in forest fringes also leads to attacks

KOCHI: The fearful cries of a four-year-old boy got drowned in the din of the temple festival as a ferocious leopard pounced on him. He was one of the youngest victims of leopard attack last year in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border area.

Of late, the civic bodies are firm on having a decentralised policy to reduce waste reaching the dumping grounds and the landfill sites.
At source:A plant to treat biodegradable waste in Kozhikode. Such decentralised facilities have become imperative now.

The accumulation of solid waste in cities and towns offers a scary prospect.

20 industrial units to be identified in State. Energy Efficiency Services to prepare project report.

The 80-member Food Security Army (FSA) envisaged as an initiative of the Malabar Kaipad Farmers' Society involving participation of paddy farmers to enhance paddy production in North Malabar will be

Ever thought about converting fish waste in to value-added byproducts?

A young researcher at the School of Industrial Fisheries in Cochin University of Science and Technology is earnestly pursuing a project that would explore the immense possibilities of fish waste management for the welfare of the society.

Abhilash S., Principal Investigator of the project, has developed a particular foliar

UNESCO has suggested nominating the 39 serial sites of the Western Ghats for the World Heritage List under properties of evolutionary importance besides the earlier nominations in two categories.

The latest nomination comes in category nine of the Operational Guidelines (OG) of the World Heritage Convention for the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage of UNESCO.

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The government is enacting an ordinance for the formation of the proposed river basin and wetland authorities.

Minister for Water Resources N.K. Premachandran told the presspersons here on Tuesday that the Cabinet had already recommended the draft Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Ordinance for promulgation by the Governor.

KOCHI: The vexed issue of solid waste management has found a place in the scheme of things of the Kochi Corporation.

The annual budget, which was presented in the corporation council on Saturday, has envisioned a

KOCHI: The Union Ministry of Science and Technology will set up a radar in Kochi to facilitate study of climate change.

The Stratosphere Troposphere (ST) radar will be established on four acres of land on the Cochin University of Science and Technology campus in Kalamasserry.