Wildlife

Call for joint efforts to conserve vulture population in South India

Experts urge government to restrict use of anti-inflammatory drugs in cattle

Publication Date: 
15/01/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Vulture, Endangered Species, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Wildlife
Dams/ Irrigation

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding de-commissioning of Mullaperiyar Dam, 11/01/2018

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Russel Joy Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/01/2018 regarding de-commissioning of Mullaperiyar Dam. The petition has stated that the Chief Engineer of the dam project, Mr. John Pennycuick envisaged the lifetime of the dam for a period of 50 years.

Judgement Date: 
11/01/2018
Tags:
Dams, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Supreme Court, Dam Safety, India
Energy

CIAL to enhance solar power generation

KOCHI: The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), which has taken the lead in utilising renewable energy in the aviation sector by becoming the first fully solar-powered airport in the country, i

Publication Date: 
08/01/2018
New Indian Express (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Air Transport, Kochi, Energy
Environment

Alappuzha marina and passenger terminal project get CRZ clearance

ALAPPUZHA: Finally, Alappuzha marina and passenger terminal project is taking wings.

Publication Date: 
08/01/2018
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance), Environment Clearance (EC), Alappuzha (D), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ports, Environment
Hazardous Waste

Capital generates 1,864 tonnes of hazardous waste

Thiruvananthapuram: The capital city, already burdened with disposal of municipal solid waste, generates 1,864.98 tonnes of hazardous waste a year.

Publication Date: 
05/01/2018
Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Thiruvananathapuram (T), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Waste Disposal, Landfill, Waste Management, Hazardous Waste
Energy

LPG project in limbo as govt is yet to make up its mind

Project opponents plan to appeal against NGT order, to step up public protest

Publication Date: 
05/01/2018
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Kochi, Natural Gas, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Environmentalists, Energy
Health

Diarrhoea outbreak: Health dept on vigil

Thiruvananthapuram: The health department has begun close monitoring at Pulluvila in the wake of diarrhoea cases being reported in the panchayat.

Publication Date: 
05/01/2018
Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Diarrhoea, Waterborne diseases, Health Effects, Panchayats, Health
Solid Waste

Reconsider site for biomedical waste plant, KSSP tells IMA

It is contended that the plant is coming near the ecologically important Myristica swamps.

Publication Date: 
03/01/2018
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Kerala, UNESCO, Groundwater Pollution, Western Ghats
Health

State-wide TB eradication campaign from today

Thiruvananthapuram: A state-wide tuberculosis (TB) eradication programme will be inaugurated by health and social justice minister K K Shailaja on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
03/01/2018
Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Tuberculosis (TB), Infectious Diseases, Health Effects, Health
Environment

Greens demand action against police

KOCHI: The activists of the Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithi have called for stringent action against the police officers who have colluded with the Cochin Mineral and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) manage

Publication Date: 
03/01/2018
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Industrial Pollution, Environmentalists, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), River Pollution, Environmental Health, Environment

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