Laws to curb poultry waste dumping in public
The district is set to pilot the State government's comprehensive waste disposal project. Minister for Industries P.K. Kunhalikutty said here on Friday that Malappuram district was chosen to pilot the project considering its problems in waste disposal.

Thiruvananthapuram is among the 20-odd cities selected for the campaign that aims to build environmental literacy through experiential learning and empower youth to influence change. The campaign has been launched at a time when the United Nations General Assembly has declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests.

The Corporation is planning to rope in a national agency for completing the leg work for floating the expression of interest. Bids from at least three nationally recognised agencies, which have expertise in the solid waste management sector, will be invited. The selected agency will be responsible for the floating of the Expression of Interest and completing the basic paper work related to the project, said T.K. Ashraf, chairman of the Health Standing Committee of the Corporation.

A study by the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) on ‘Human-elephant conflict in Kerala' shows that the compensation paid for loss of human life and agricultural crops was inadequate, resulting in farmers' ire against the failure of the government to protect them from wildlife menace.

Non-governmental organizations have to play a key role in the promotion of rural health care, especially at a time when the State is faced with an increase in the number of various lifestyle disease cases, said Prof P.J.Kurien, Congress(I) chief whip in the Rajya Sabha.

The budget estimate of the Kottayam municipality for the year 2011-12 envisages the implementation of a comprehensive drinking water supply scheme, waste management, and providing employment to women, among other projects.

Mayor Prasanna Earnest has said that the Kollam Corporation aims at a slum-free city at the earliest through the implementation of the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY).