In a decision that is bound to have far-reaching consequences, the State Cabinet has exempted quarries up to one hectare from the need to secure environmental clearance.

Environment campaigners are planning to sue the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman for violating the statutory directions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding

Restrictions on constructions in Wayanad district

The fresh draft notification on demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in the Western Ghats issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on September 4 was a techni

Consignment to be exported to the Maldives

D. Padmalal, senior scientist attached to Centre for Earth Science Studies, says the mud banks in river Pampa are nothing but parts of the original riverbed and not any fresh deposit.

Fresh instances of discolouration of the Periyar have been reported at a time when the Southern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is considering a petition on the river pollution.

aced with complaints about violation of safeguards by quarries that have been granted environmental clearance, the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) is gearing up to introduce a

Eco-Stewardship, one of the latest schemes of the Forest Department to help preserve the environment with the participation of society, is in its preliminary stages of being implemented.

The clamour for protecting Periyar River, it seems, to have ended with public statements.