With just days left for the onset of monsoon, the district is staring at the prospects of an outbreak of waterborne diseases as the authorities are yet to put in place an effective mechanism to man

Hundreds of people affected by pollution from wood-based units in the district took out a march to the district Collectorate on Tuesday.

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has said the government will oppose any move by the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre to implement the recommendations of the Western Ghats Ecol

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has written to the State government seeking a verification of the cadastral-level mapping carried out by government agencies to ascertain the extent of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in the State.

A letter from the MoEF regional office in Bangalore, addressed to the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Environment, sought ‘random sampling ground truthing’ of the ESA demarcated by the Government of Kerala by verifying at least 25 per cent of the 123 villages demarcated as ESA.

State-level expo of organic farm produce begins in Kasaragod

An international workshop on “Tree volume and biomass allometric equations in South Asia”, which began at the Kerala Forest Research Institute here on Monday, called for accurate carbon budgets for

The ‘Nakshathra Vanam’ programme will witness the planting of 27 species of trees associated with the 27 zodiac signs of Malayalam in holdings. A few organisations and 54 individuals have come forward for raising the plants in plots and it would require at least six cents for a project, said S. Unnikrishnan, Deputy Conservator of Forest, Social Forestry (Extension).

Fuel can be used for cooking, in vehicles

The sudden decolouration of the waters of Meeananthalayaar, reeking with disgusting odour has caused concern among local residents and authorities.

The Jilla Paristhithi Samithi, a forum of environmentalists, has demanded an immediate stop to the ship-breaking activities of Steel Industries Kerala Ltd. (SILK) at Azhikkal here.

The activities, the Samithi alleged in a press release, were being carried out in violation of all norms.