With Kasaragod having declared an organic district, the State-owned Seed Farm here has decided keep all chemical fertilizers and pesticides away from its 25-acre paddy field at Karanthakad this sea

The Kottayam Municipality has decided to make the source-level waste disposal system mandatory for commercial establishments. Municipal chairman M.P.

A study published by the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) in 2004 had warned the government against the “destruction of traditional tribal agriculture that ensured food security to the tribespe

Detailed estimate will be available by early next week. Heavy rain in the State has caused financial loss to the tune of Rs.40 crore in the agriculture sector alone, it has been estimated.

Kerala is yet to fully explore the possibilities of obtaining reliefs, compensation and restoration orders on environmental matters from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ritwick Dutta, a lawyer s

The protest against the pollution of Chalakudy River allegedly by Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) is gaining momentum with agitators threatening to forcibly remove the company’s discharge outlet

The Kerala Agricultural University has found “dangerous levels” of pesticide residue in key vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower, vegetable cowpea ( achinga ), amaranthus red, small red onions, tom

One confirmed, nine suspected dengue cases

Nine suspected cases of dengue fever and one confirmed case were reported from the district on Friday.

Alternative water supply schemes to be ready within a year

The State government has made an allocation of Rs.24.8 crore for conserving and protecting the Sasthamcotta freshwater lake. The declaration was made by Additional Chief Secretary V.J. Kurien in the presence of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy at a meeting held at Sasthamcotta on Friday.

1,840 viral fever cases reported from government hospitals

As many as 1,840 viral fever cases were reported from various government hospitals in the district on Wednesday. According to Health Department sources, this is the largest number of viral fever cases reported in the district on a single day in the past five months.