Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) at Kathikudam, near here, has refuted the charge that the untreated effluents released by the company have been polluting the Chalakudy River.

Treatment plant

Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, NGIL managing director G.

PALAKKAD: The Perumatty grama panchayat, which won a legal battle against Coca-Cola at Plachimada, has sought compensation from the company for permanent damage done to groundwater, soil, agriculture and livestock in the village.

Grama panchayat president K.

KOZHIKODE: The legendary Kallayi River that symbolised the civilization of Kozhikode is dying a slow death.
Infestation of weeds, discharge of untreated effluent into the river, dumping of hospital waste, unprotected embankment and untreated waste from septic tanks are hastening its degeneration.

KOCHI: The student community here joined hands on Monday to learn more about various aspects related to climate change through the medium of arts.

An initiative of the Association of British Scholars (ABS), Kochi, and British Council, the event has been designated as

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: About 9.8 lakh beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) are unlikely to get arrears at the revised minimum wage rate of Rs.150 fixed by the Centre from January 1.

The loss on this score has been estimated at about Rs.9.8 crore.

A Union Rural Development Ministry notification on January 14 said that beneficiaries of the schem

KALPETTA: The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the Leibniz University at Hanover in Germany will jointly organise a three-year project on value and services of rice fields in Wayanad district.

The project is aimed at collecting scientific evidence and formulating policies on rice ecosystem services and values, N. Anilkumar, director, MSSRF told The Hindu.

A study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) pegged the population of the urban poor in the country at 225 million by 2015.

Currently, 40-45 per cent of the urban poor are living in slums or squatter settlements. The remaining people live under bridges and flyovers, on pavements and in overcrowded tenements.

The State government is committed to promoting ornamental fish farming, said Minister for Fisheries and Registration S. Sarma. He was speaking after inaugurating the Kottayam Public Aquarium here on Tuesday.

The Minister highlighted the efforts made by the government in creating favourable conditions for the growth of the sector.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Work on a model fishing village scheme started with an outlay of Rs.200 crore in the current financial year will be completed within five years, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has said.

In his budget speech in the Assembly on Thursday, Dr.