Kerala

In court

dam height to be raised: A Supreme Court division bench has directed the Kerala government to increase the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam to 142 feet from its existing 136 feet. A petition by

Publication Date:

30/03/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060331

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Lead, Water Resources, Dams, Child Health, Paint And Dye Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, Kerala

Wildlife

A "CLOUD goat" looks as if lost in a daydream with her cuddly kid, an epitome of innocence, lying beside. The mother goat fondles and shields her, though no alarm is raised when a stranger intrudes and whoops. If the nanny could speak, she would ask anyone standing nearby, "Could you get me a rocking cradle to lull my baby to sleep"?

Publication Date:

24/02/2006

Author(s): G. Shaheed

Source: Frontline (Chennai)

Tags:

Western Ghats, Wildlife, Eravikulam NP, Nilgiri Tahr SA, UNESCO, Kerala

Industry

Give up, they shall not

The Bitter Drink

Publication Date:

30/01/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Soft Drinks, Coca Cola, Kerala

India

Why states are against CAMPA

Fiscal federalism cramped by compensatory afforestation arrangements

Publication Date:

14/01/2006

Author(s): Nitin Sethi

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forest Resources, Forest Management, Afforestation, Research, Supreme Court, Governance, India, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh

Environment

Environment audit report 2004-2005: Local Area Environment Committee

Local Area Environmental Committee was constituted by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board in compliance of the direction issued by the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee. This environment audit report was prepared by the Local Area Environmental Committee, Eloor-Edayar, Kochi, dealing with 247 industries in the Eloor/Edayar industrial belt.

Publication Date:

31/12/2005

Source: Local Area Environment Committee

Tags:

Environment, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hazardous Waste, Industry, Supreme Court, Kerala, Kochi, Periyar

Environment

Environment impact assessment on Eloor-Edayar 2005-2006

Local Area Environment committee under the term of reference was asked to

Publication Date:

31/12/2005

Source: Local Area Environment Committee

Tags:

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Pesticides, Periyar, Heavy Metals, Industrial Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Industry, Supreme Court, Kerala, Kochi

Agriculture

Shifting agriculture and sustainable development in North-Eastern India: tradition in transition

This research initiative in Arunachal Pradesh is a build-up on the first phase of studies in the north-east that led to the publication of an earlier UNESO-sponsored MAB book series, entitled "shifting agriculture and sustainable development: an interdisciplinary study from North-East India". Emphasising upon linking knowledge systems, this volume expands up on a community participatory developmental paradigm based on hybrid technology interventions for ecological conservation linked with development of the region.

Publication Date:

Dec 2005

Author(s): P. S. Ramakrishnan, K..G. Saxena, K. S. Rao

Source: Oxford and IBH Publishing Company Pvt Ltd

Tags:

Forests, Land Use, North East, Agriculture, Shifting Cultivation, Namdapha NP, Biodiversity, Agroecosystem Planning, India, Arunachal, West Kameng, Kerala, Sikkim, Sustainable Development

Mining

In Short

pongamia buses: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is running its 81 buses in Doddbalapur station (rural Bangalore), on a 10 per cent pongamia blend. These buses consume 6,000 litres

Publication Date:

30/12/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20051231

pp:

0

Tags:

Pampa, Bhopal, Biodiesel, Public Transport, Roads, Compensation, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Supreme Court, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, River Linking

India

In Troubled Waters

In coastal Kerala, rice cultivation is alternated with prawn farming. The method requires no fertilisers or pesticides. But many farmers in the area aren t too keen on it. What ails the system? m suchitra and

Publication Date:

14/12/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Organic Farming, Rice, Crustaceans, Aquaculture, India, Kerala

India