Environment

Puthuvype stir: Kerala environment panel collects evidence

KOCHI: The Environment Committee of the Legislative Assembly held a hearing of various stakeholders involved in the row over the upcoming IOC LPG plant at Puthuvype at the collectorate here on Tues

Publication Date: 
03/08/2017
New Indian Express (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), LPG, Coastal Regulations, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environmental Security, High Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Power Industry, Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding change in the classification of the panchayat area from CRZ III to CRZ II, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 01/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Blaicy Dixon Vs Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority dated 01/08/2017 regarding change in the classification of the panchayat area (Kadinamkulam Grama Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram) from CRZ III (CRZ-III covers areas that are relatively undisturbed) to CRZ II (areas that have already been developed).

Judgement Date: 
01/08/2017
Tags:
Coastal Regulations, Kerala, Panchayats, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Climate Change

First world responsiblefor climate change: CSI

SI Synod supports Gadgil panel report for protecting the Western Ghats

Publication Date: 
27/07/2017
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Western Ghats, Climate Change, Ecology, waste, Waste Recycling, Green House Gases
Health

Alarming spread of Dengue, chikungunya

As in previous years, monsoon season this year has been accompanied by a surge in cases of vector-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya.

Publication Date: 
27/07/2017
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Dengue, Chikungunya, Vector Borne Diseases, Bangalore (D), Kerala, Health Effects, Health
Energy

Tata Power Solar to install 2.67 MW solar carport at Cochin Airport

Tata Power Solar on Tuesday announced the commissioning of 2.67 MW solar carport at Cochin International Airport.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2017
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Kerala, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Power Industry, Air Transport, Energy
Health

Kerala records highest dengue deaths at 18 this year, over 10,000 affected: Govt to Rajya Sabha

Tamil Nadu reported 4,407 cases of dengue, while Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh recorded 372 and 97 cases, respectively. Haryana reported one case and one death in the same period.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2017
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Health
Natural Disasters

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Assistance for Drought, 18/07/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Assistance for Drought, 18/07/2017. The Governments of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu declared drought and submitted Memorandum to the Central government for financial assistance during the period 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. Details of districts declared drought affected by the state governments of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu during the last three years are indicated in

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Droughts, Agriculture, Finance, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, India, Statistics, Parliament
Forests

Anatomy and functional status of haustoria in field grown sandalwood tree (Santalum album L.)

A study on the physiology of root parasitism in sandal (Santalum album L.) was conducted by comparing a six-year-old sandal grown alone and along with a host (Casuarina equisetifolia). Although maximum haustorial connections were observed when grown along with the host, sandal formed haustorial connections with plants including grass up to a distance of 3 m. Anatomical studies on haustoria indicated a vascular connectivity between the host and sandal.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
10/07/2017
D. Rocha, P. K. Ashokan, A. V. Santhoshkumar & et al
Current Science
113
1
130-133
Tags:
Sandalwood, Thrissur (D), Kerala, Grasses, Agroforestry, Research
Water Resources

Women pick up shovels, dig 190 wells in Kerala

Breaking into male bastion, around 300 women have turned well-diggers in a nondescript village in Palakkad district of Kerala to find a solution to the acute water scarcity in the hamlet and earn

Publication Date: 
10/07/2017
Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Palakkad (D), Drinking Water Scarcity, Groundwater, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Water Resources
Solid Waste

Most colleges have sanitary napkin disposal system

KOCHI: Even as the UGC directed all universities to install sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators on the premises of girls and women's hostels on Tuesday as part of the Swachh Bharath M

Publication Date: 
07/07/2017
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Sanitary Landfill, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Waste Disposal, Solid Waste

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