Pesticides And Toxins

Analysis of samples from Padre village in Kasaragod district of Kerala for endosulfan residues

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released the shocking results of its laboratory analysis on samples brought from Padre village of Enmakaje Gram Panchayat in Kasaragod district, Kerala, where a lot of unusual diseases related to the central nervous system have been reported, especially among children.

Publication Date: 
21/02/2001
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Endosulfan, Kasaragod (D), Kerala, Pesticide Use, CSE Study, Health Effects, Padre Village, Pesticides And Toxins
Air Pollution

 Nobody s waste

Kerala's capital wants a solid waste treatment plant in a nearby village. This has created a rural urban conflict

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
Surendranath C
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Urban Habitat, Rural Habitat, Garbage, Waste Disposal, Waste Treatment, Conflicts, Fertiliser Industry, Public Participation, Panchayats, Kerala
Mining

The Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001

An Act to protect river banks and river beds from large scale dredging of river sand and to protect their biophysical environment system and regulate the removal of river sand and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2001
Government of Kerala
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Kerala, Rivers, Environment
Animal Care

 DAM REPORT

The Supreme Court has directed the Union government and the state governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu to file replies on the outcome of a meeting organised to discuss the safety aspect of the Mullai

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Periyar, Dam Safety, Supreme Court, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Wildlife

 Protest in the backwaters

vypeen Island in the backwaters of Cochin, Kerala, has been rocked by protests against government plans on development of the island. "The government wants to sell reclaimed land

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Land Reclamation, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Bridges, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Public Participation, Governance, Kerala
India

 Ban on plastic bags

kerala government has decided to impose a ban on the use of plastic bags in the capital Thiruvananthapuram. The decision has been taken keeping in mind the non-biodegradable nature of plastic.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Natural Fertilisers, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Kerala
Climate Change

 At last in wonderland

Kerala s decentralisation programme is an example of the difference a strong civil society can make

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
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Political Decentralisation, Education, Public Participation, Kerala
Industry

 Bridging the gap

Pressured by a highly active civil society, the Kerala state government is actually giving power to the people. The decentralisation theory has been turned on its head. People get the money first, and then build the infrastructure to govern themselves. Bu

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
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Lifestyles, Mental Health, Political Decentralisation, Services, Legislation, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, NGO, Politics, Kerala, Corruption, Environment Management
India

 A long haul

Decentralisation in Kerala is the work of a persistent civil society

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
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Lifestyles, Mental Health, Political Decentralisation, Services, Legislation, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, NGO, Politics, Kerala, Corruption, Environment Management
India

 Dealing with the suicide malady

To understand why Kerala reports almost two out of three cases of suicide in India - and what a difference decentralisation of power can make to the situation - go to Bhranthan Moola and

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
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Kerala

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